Proposed Reorganization Plan

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Proposed Reorganization Plan

• Rapides Parish School BoardCentral Office

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Why Reorganize?

• Budget necessity
• Superintendents contractual authority
• shall organize, reorganize and arrange the
  administrative and supervisory staff, including
  instruction and business affairs as best serves
  the board

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Emphasis

• This plan emphasizes reorganization only
• Program cuts and reductions in force will be
  dealt with separately
• While savings result, the reorganization emphasis
  is on efficiency

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Chart Legend
General Fund
Federal Funds
Combined General/Federal Funds
Grant Funds
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Current Organization
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Proposed Organization
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Net Change
Moves all personnel other than principals and
Directors of Personnel and Business under
assistant superintendents
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Personnel Dept. No Change
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Finance Dept. - Current
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Finance Dept. - Proposed
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Net Change(Finance)

• Transfer accountant to Title I ( 56,000)
• Transfer accountant to Vocational ( 42,000)
• Transfer current ½ special education, ½ general
  fund account to ½ special education, ½ Medicaid
  outreach ( 21,000)
• Total savings (119,000)

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Current Organization C I
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Proposed Organization C I
Combines Directors of Special Education and
Desegregation
Eliminates Director of Student Standards and
Assessment
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Net Changes(Director Eliminations)

• Director of Student Services combines Directors
  of Desegregation and Special Education ( ½ GF
  and ½ Sped) ( 111,000)
• Eliminates Director of Student Standards and
  Assessment ( 48,500)
• Eliminates Secretary II ( 26,000)
• Total savings - 185,500

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Current Organization
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Proposed Organization
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Net Changes(Elementary Education)

• Move Supervisor of Learning Media to Asst. of C
  I and add testing to job description (eliminate
  Testing Dir)
• Move Elementary Supervisor to Title I ( 64,000)
• Total changes - 64,000

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Current Organization - Secondary(no change)
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Current Organization Federal Programs(no
change)
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Current Organization Special Education
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Current Organization (contd) Special Education
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Proposed Organization - Student Services
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Proposed Organization (contd) - Student Services
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Net Change(Special Education)

• Director of Student Services combines Directors
  of Desegregation and Special Education ( ½ GF
  and ½ Sped) ( 111,000)
• Move six positions to federal funds ( 234,500)
• Total savings - 345,500

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Current Organization - Technology
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Proposed Organization - Technology
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Net Change(Technology)

• Move one Computer Technician to Title I funds (
  43,500)
• Eliminate one Special Education Technology
  Facilitator General Fund position (49,000)
• Total savings - 92,500

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Net Changes(Total CI Changes)

• Director of Student Services combines Directors
  of Desegregation and Special Education ( ½ GF
  and ½ Sped) ( 111,000)
• Transfer six Sp. Ed. Positions to federal (
  234,500)
• Move one Computer Technician to Title I (
  43,500)
• Eliminate one Sp.Ed. Technology Facilitator from
  General Fund ( 49,000)
• Move one Elementary Supervisor to Title I (
  64,000)
• Eliminates Director of Student Standards and
  Assessment ( 48,500)
• Eliminates Secretary II ( 26,000)
• Results in 2.5 reduction in director salaries and
  secretary II salary to general fund
• Total Savings from CI - 576,500

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Current Organization - Administration
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Proposed Organization - Administration
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Net Change(Administration)

• Create Supervisor of Ancillary Services
  Department (Purchasing, Shipping and Receiving,
  Textbook Ordering, Risk Management, Insurance,
  and Custodial Services)
• Eliminate Shipping and Receiving/Plant Manager
  position ( 31,000)
• Move Purchasing Agent under Supervisor of
  Ancillary Services
• Eliminate Temp in Transportation and transfer
  Special Education Route Specialist to
  Transportation Dept. ( 16,000)
• Eliminate Purchasing Secretary V ( 22,500)
• Eliminate Food Service Secretary V ( 22,500)
• Eliminate one Food Svc Supervisor ( 56,500)
• Net Savings - 148,500

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Summary Statement

• Only three ways to reduce the budget
• Eliminate positions
• Change funding of positions
• Raise revenue
• Our plan for reorganization uses the first two
• Total cuts - 345,954 (2 directors, 1
  supervisor, 5 other)
• Total funding changes - 498,046
• Total savings - 844,000

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Effective Dates

• Overall plan 3/09/04
• Transfer of funding for positions when approved
  by appropriate authority (State Dept. of Ed.)
• Creation of Director of Student Services
  03/09/04. Transfer of authority from Special Ed.
  Director 07/01/04
• Eliminate Director of Standards and Assessment
  04/01/04
• Supervisor of Learning Media assumes duties -
  04/01/04

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Effective Dates (contd)

• Eliminate Sp. Ed. Technology Facilitator
  07/01/04
• Create Supervisor of Ancillary Services
  04/01/04
• Eliminate Shipping and Receiving / Plant Manager
  07/01/04

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Motions Required

• Approve Superintendents reorganization plan
• Approve job descriptions for Director of Student
  Services and Supervisor of Ancillary Services
• Declare a reduction in force and authorize the
  Superintendent to begin planning and develop
  recommendations to address the budget deficit