Articles tagged: budget

By the numbers: 79 percent of Ann Arbor schools' cuts are staff reductions

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Posted: Jun 14, 2013

Nearly 79 percent of the approximately $6.88 million in cuts to the Ann Arbor Public Schools' budget for fiscal year 2014 came in the form of staff reductions, a review of the numbers shows. Read more »

with poll: Ann Arbor board votes to erect 3 billboards on school property for $100K in revenue

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Posted: May 23, 2013

Digital billboards could be erected at three Ann Arbor schools come fall. The school board is turning to outdoor advertising as a way to raise money in a time of tight budgets. Read more »

Ypsilanti's budget: General fund revenues expected to increase 7.25 percent

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Posted: May 09, 2013

Ypsilanti City Manager Ralph Lange announced during the city's first budget session of the year that general fund revenues are projected to increase 7.25 percent. Read more »

Class sizes, high school busing and 7th hour identified as priorities at Ann Arbor schools budget forum

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Posted: May 03, 2013

About 80 community members came out to Huron High School Thursday to stress the importance of small classes, high school busing and seventh-hour options for high school students as the Ann Arbor school district struggles to balance its budget. Read more »

Ann Arbor school board to pursue budget suggestions presented in community dialogues

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Posted: Apr 29, 2013

The school board worked to capture the feedback and now, the board will begin vetting the ideas to determine what's feasible, what's not, and what reasonably could be integrated into the budget for the 2013-14 academic year. Read more »

'Not on the backs of Pioneer': PTO rallies community to discuss budget proposals

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Posted: Apr 23, 2013

The Pioneer High School Parent-Teacher-Student Organization has some concerns about the initial proposals the district administration has targeted to close its budget gap for the 2013-14 academic year. Read more »

Hiring an internal candidate, increasing revenue and smaller class sizes dominate AAPS budget talk

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Posted: Apr 21, 2013

A dialogue on the Ann Arbor Public Schools budget situation for fiscal year 2013-14 drew about 60 people to Scarlett Middle School Saturday to share thoughts and ask questions about upcoming challenges the district faces. Read more »

Ann Arbor schools budget discussions: More chances to participate planned

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Posted: Apr 19, 2013

The Ann Arbor Public Schools has scheduled two community forums on the budget for May. Meanwhile, the last budget dialogue hosted by the Board of Education will take place Saturday. Read more »

Revenue report: Budget outlook $8.67M brighter for Ann Arbor Public Schools

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Posted: Apr 11, 2013

Updated revenue projections and staff salary cuts for the Ann Arbor Public Schools in the 2013-14 school year indicate the district will need to cut $5 million less than it anticipated about six months ago, district officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Ann Arbor teachers approve tentative agreement that could result in 3-percent pay cut

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Posted: Mar 22, 2013

The Ann Arbor Education Association ratified a tentative agreement with the school district Friday taking a 3-percent wage concession. The school board still needs to approve the agreement, before it would take effect. Read more »

Ann Arbor school board outlines budget process, including 4 new community dialogs

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Posted: Mar 21, 2013

The Ann Arbor Board of Education has outlined its process for discussing and passing the 2013-14 academic year budget. This year's process will include four new "community dialogs" with school board trustees. Read more »

Ann Arbor teachers union voting on tentative agreement authorizing 3-percent pay cut

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Posted: Mar 21, 2013

Ann Arbor Public Schools teachers will continue voting Thursday on whether to give up 3 percent of their pay to help the district reduce its budget by $17 million to $20 million for the 2013-14 academic year. Read more »

Ann Arbor Superintendent Pat Green: No one needed to ask me to take a pay cut

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Posted: Mar 06, 2013

Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Patricia Green said no one needed to ask her to take a pay cut. She said she already planned to cut her $245,000 salary to help balance the budget. Read more »

Ann Arbor schools: $2.5 million over budget and 29 employees over target

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Posted: Feb 28, 2013

Ann Arbor Public Schools is employing 24 more teacher assistants and five more teachers than it budgeted for this year, according to a presentation Wednesday night. As a result of district officials missing the mark ... Read more »

Ann Arbor schools to employ 2-pronged approach to address $10-$16 million deficit for 2013-14

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Posted: Nov 15, 2012

The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education set some new guidelines Wednesday for approaching the budget deficit for the 2013-14 academic year. Read more »