Community Advisors

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• Community Advisors
• April 30, 2009

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BACKGROUND

• Funded by the States General Fund
• Receive less than 11 of the guaranteed Prop 98
  funding
• Other funding sources local property tax and
  federal sources

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BACKGROUND

• Cut 10.5 million for 2008-09
• Initiated a hiring freeze
• Eliminated winter intersession
• Reduced spring 2009 by 330 courses
• Eliminated most PT hourly positions
• Maximized efficiency
• Fees for facility use

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STATUS

• Cut an additional 10 million
• Closing Marketplace Education Center
• Closing Anaheim Hills Education Center
• Collective bargaining negotiations
• Continue hiring freeze
• Eliminate PT short-term positions wherever
  possible
• Negotiate savings in health/welfare benefits
• Fees for facility use
• 4/10 work week
• Reduction in community investment

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CHALLENGE

• Reduced summer intersession
• Reduced fall schedule
• Reduction in student services
• Long class waiting lists
• Reduction or elimination of some special programs

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LOOKING AHEAD

• Another 8-10 million cut or more in 2009-10
• Reduction in force PT employees first
• Furlough, pay cut, 4/10, reduction to 10-month
  assignments
• No winter intersession
• Reduce class sections, spring 2010
• Reduce or eliminate summer intersession, 2010
• Advocacy regulatory relief
• Grants and other funding sources

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SUMMARY

• Every educational agency is impacted
• By June 2009, RSCCD will have cut 20.5 M
• May need to cut an additional 10-30 M more in
  the 2009-2010
• Sustain commitment to students
• Provide quality programs with fewer resources and
  staff
• Reduced business hours
• Reduction in student services
• Vote on May 19!