Sunday, September 2, 2007

Several suggestions that both Associations have made to Shoreline School District

Stop making cash payments to James Welsh (ask the District for the exact amount of the settlement);

Shift some portion of the $280,000 in overhead costs that the Shoreline General Fund is subsidizing for ASB (Associated Student Body). Other school districts charge a large portion of the ASB secretary and Activity Coordinator salaries to ASB to fund. Shoreline can no longer afford these continuing costs. This item would halve the current deficit.

Freeze administrative hiring - there is a vacant Manager position in Instruction that could be left unfilled at the cost of $87,000 in salary.
Work with a local business (like Carter Subaru or Costco) to sponsor the stadium and pay a fee to have the stadium named after them. Sumner School District does this.

Put a moratorium on new programs and initiatives that cost any money from the general fund.

Take a loan from the Capital projects fund (Shoreline has done this before) and hold a series of community fundraisers to pay back the $500,000 (walkathons, auctions, sell suplus furniture and equipment, music concert in the stadium, etc.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What other school districts charge a large portion of the ASB secretary and Activity Coordinator salaries to ASB to fund?

I don't think this is legal. ASB money is student money, and its use requires student approval. It is inappropriate for SEA and WEA to suggest the school district use this money. Hands off student money!