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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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