School District of Nekoosa - What if the Referendum Fails?

What a Failed Referendum Means for School District of Nekoosa

If the referendum fails, the district will be forced to implement additional budget cuts. Below is a list of budget cuts, the impact of those budget cuts, and the estimated cost of the budget cuts:

Eliminate CWSA Program - 1 teacher, 1 assistant

Reduces valuable options for 6th-8th grade. These students would be absorbed into AMS classes.

Estimated Cost: 123,000

Reduction to building budget - 10% decrease

Reduction in classroom resources which has an impact on learning and our students

Estimated Cost: 23,000

Reduction to building budget - 10% decrease

Eliminate AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, Oral Communication (dual credit), Reading/Writing Strategies, and Freshmen Seminar classes, Increase all remaining English class sizes

Estimated Cost: 33,800

NHS Science - 1 FTE

Eliminate AP biology, human anatomy, CAPP chemistry (dual credit), and Intro to fisheries, forestry, and wildlife (dual credit), Increase class sizes, loss of one advisor

Estimated Cost: 105,000

Nekoosa Academy Assistant - 1 FTE

Limits the capacity of the Academy staff to serve students and design individual career, community, life readiness plans

Estimated Cost: 62,000

Reduction of online classes at Nekoosa High School

The online learning option at Nekoosa High School would need to be reduced or eliminated

30% NHS Athletic Budget

Reduced coaching positions, reduced funds to individual sports

Estimated Cost: 72,000

Increase class sizes at Humke - 3 FTEs

Current average class size at Humke is 16 students per class; with a reduction in staff, the projected average class size would be 19 students per class; 16% of Humke's student population is special needs which exceeds the state average

Estimated Cost: 300,000

No staff increases

Reduce morale; experienced teachers will leave district

Estimated Cost: 400,000

Reduce Library Assistants to PT (AMS and NHS)

Reduces the time the library would be open and available to students.

Estimated Cost: 41,000

Eliminate FT Floating Sub

Principals and other building staff will be in the classroom

Estimated Cost: 87,775

Buildings/Grounds Mowing - reduction of 20%

Facilities will deteriorate

Estimated Cost: 15,250

Scaled back curriculum/edtech resources beyond core needs

Reduction in supplemental resources and technology tools that support or enrich student achievement and minimize teacher workload

Estimated Cost: 20,000

Reduction in summer school offerings

Lost opportunities for our students

Estimated Cost: 5,000

Combine Dir of Bus and District Admin position

Estimated Cost: 160,400

Estimated Cost Savings if Referendum Fails: 1,448,775

In addition, the district will begin researching the process of consolidating buildings, eliminating the administration building, and also begin researching the process to dissolve the School District of Nekoosa.