Schools

Presentation of Bartow Schools Budget Reduction Plan

Superintendent John Harper is set to present Bartow Schools' budget reduction plan for the upcoming fiscal year immediately following the board's 6 p.m. work session Monday.

The plan will be up for approval by the board, which also is set for a related executive session to discuss personnel. In addition to the vote on the budget reduction plan, board members are expected to vote on related personnel actions.

Facing , including employee layoffs by way of cuts to middle and high school programs; closing S.T.A.R.S. Pre-School and moving the program into elementary schools; and saving money on energy costs, including moving from a 180- to a 175-day calendar by starting school two days later and adding three days to Winter Break.

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