The Chillicothe R-2 Board of Education last week approved its 2020-21 budget which included $500,000 in cuts.
According to the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, the cuts included elimination of two bus routes and preschool transportation as well as field trips, sponsors for academic clubs and teams, freezing salaries and cuts in supply costs. Between $250,000 to $260,000 was saved by not filling all employee vacancies or replacing those who had left the district with an employee at a lower rate of pay. Superintendent Dan Wiebers said the board needs to be prepared for additional cuts should more state and federal funding withholds be made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A request from the Salary and Welfare Committee to increase general leave days from 10 to 12 days with two weeks notice, which would have cost the district around $30,000 was not approved. However, the board did agree to allow staff use of general leave the day before or after a holiday with two weeks notice and the availability of a substitute for that time. The board tabled a request to revise the policy regarding the order of college hours and degrees so that research could be done to check the financial impact to the district. Substitute teachers will be able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost on the days they work.
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