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Th Highland 'Park Board of
Education lias dopted a 1988-
I 89 operating plan to nearly
eliminate a remaining deficit
while reorganizing the school
gr de configuration, r oring
some special classes eliminated
this year, and converting an.
elementary school into aD dult
educ tion center, Greg
Byndrian, school administration
spo person said •.
The plan, approved at a
regular public meeting March 8,
climaxes a series of measures to
reduce a deficit which had
reached $6.2 million at the start
of the current fiscal year, last
July 1.
A fall reduction in aff and
programs enabled the district to
finalize a 1987-88 budspt with
expenditures under revenues by
$248,000. The saving and a $5
million deficit reduction bond
sale are expected to slash the
deficit to $996,000 by next June
30, according to Byndrian.
A preliminary 1908-89
budget calls for expenditures to
be held far below revenues, thus
erasing all but S63,OOO of the
deficit which was fueled by �
million in State aid losses. Tho e
10 ses were due to sharper-than
expected enrollment declines
amid a lack of new family hous
.ing and the enclave city's
economic condition.
The »ew plan, nearly five
months in .prepar ation and
based on data from district,
State, and county sources,
, reflects projections of continue
enrollment decline.
The plan specifies:
-_ Conv rsion of Bright
Elementary ':;(..�001, at Hamilton
and Davision, .nto a centralized
location for tlte district's dult
education offices and day and
night school classes, as well as
the Alternative High School. In
their new setting, adult and Al
ternative programs are to un-
dergo improvement in line with
State initi tives and local needs.
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- Reorganization of the
district's current elementary
middle school (K-5,6-8) build
ing configuration into an all-
. elementary setup. Highl�nd
Par Community High School,
which houses grades 9-12,· UD
affected. '
- Providing special classes -
art, vocal music, computer
literacy, library, and physi�
education - to all K-8 students.
All middle' school peciai clas
ses were elimianted last Novem-'
ber, nd elementary special
cl have been limited to art,
music and physical education,
for first- and second-graders
only.
. - Some reduction in staff,
"with dollar. figure projected,
but details to be worked out.
Bright School was chosen for
conversion based partly on a
street-by-stree analysis of
where youngsters live. The
school-age pulation in High-
land Park's' soutb �ea is �
clustered nearer to Cortland
and Ferri schools, further
south, than to Bright, which ad
joins blocks of vacant and.
Bright also offers suitable adult
education f cilities at a single
site, easy access by bus and auto,
and ample parking.
The move saves the K-12 sys
tem S230,OOO in annual rental I
paid to Highland Par Com-l
munity College, where the adult
education main offices and day
school are now housed. The
shift save another $265,000
throught staff reduction. Dis
trict wide, cos savings built into
the plan total nearly $1.9 million
- all but S230,OOO of that in per
sonnel costs, Byndrian said.
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taries with specialist, the ublic
relations staffer said.
School officials iew the
. projected financial recovery not
only as a means of fulfilling State'
requirements of deficit redllc
tion and a balanced budget, but
as an opportunity to achieve
some educat�onal improve
ments as well.
Supt. Eldon L. Martin,
peaking at the March 8 meet
ling, affirmed t t "the district is
� to deli r th 'best pos
sible educational program
under the circumstances,"
Retracing the District's dif
ficult road to recovery, Martin
pointed out tha "this Board has
made some tough, tough
decisions to res ore this school
district ot a place of
prominence. hey should be
commended for their efforts."
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