Given the challenges of cuts to public education, Bear Valley Unified School District is looking at ways to keep important programs in place while also maintaining teaching positions. According to the district’s Superintendent Dr. Nancy Wright, “The bottom line is our community expects a comprehensive education for our kids, and our students deserve it. Our challenge is with … [Read more...] about BVUSD’s Superintendent Dr. Wright: “We Need Input From the Community As We Take a Look at the Budget”
Budget Cuts
City of Big Bear Lake, CSD, MWD and Airport District to Receive Proposition 1A Receivables in January; Districts Choose Bond Option Over State Payment in 2013
Given the State of California’s fiscal crisis, municipalities and districts entitled to tax revenues were this year given the option of selling eight percent of funds due them. The option available was to contract with the Proposition 1A securitization program, wherein these districts could sell the future funds through the California Communities bond option. For entities that … [Read more...] about City of Big Bear Lake, CSD, MWD and Airport District to Receive Proposition 1A Receivables in January; Districts Choose Bond Option Over State Payment in 2013
BVUSD Moves Forward With Painful Budget Cuts, Including the Elimination of Teaching Positions in 2010/2011 School Year
Budget cuts are coming to Bear Valley Unified School District, given a financial climate that deems a reduction in spending necessary for all schools within California, which currently ranks 46th in the country for financial investment in education (this per BVUSD’s Director of Business Services Walter Con, who also notes that pre-Proposition 13 in 1978, California ranked in … [Read more...] about BVUSD Moves Forward With Painful Budget Cuts, Including the Elimination of Teaching Positions in 2010/2011 School Year
School Board Scheduled to Approve Budget Cuts in Evening Meeting; Today Is a Late Start Day for BBHS Students
School district budget cuts, as proposed by Bear Valley Unified’s Budget Advisory Committee, will be approved in this evening’s special meeting of the district’s Board of Trustees. As outlined last week, budget cut recommendations offered by the BAC, which is chaired by new Superintendent Dr. Nancy Wright, included the increasing of class sizes for all grades in the 2010/2011 … [Read more...] about School Board Scheduled to Approve Budget Cuts in Evening Meeting; Today Is a Late Start Day for BBHS Students
BVUSD’s Budget Advisory Committee Outlines 24 Budget Cut Possibilities; School Board to Vote on November 16
Since assuming the position of Bear Valley Unified School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Nancy Wright has also chaired the district’s Budget Advisory Committee, which has met 10 times since October 25 to discuss potential budget reductions, amounting to nearly $1.5 million through school year 2011/2012. As outlined by Dr. Wright for BVUSD’s Board of Trustees, which … [Read more...] about BVUSD’s Budget Advisory Committee Outlines 24 Budget Cut Possibilities; School Board to Vote on November 16