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18 <br />If both budgets are adopted as presented, the district will be required to make reductions to <br />current positions, services, and programs. Since we must meet state mandates, the cost of <br />providing a well- deserved raise and meeting state retirement /medical benefit matches would <br />require us to reduce our current local budget by nearly $800,000 dollars. Unless we made further <br />reductions, we would not have funding to support any of our strategic plan priorities or <br />expansion recommendations, most of which are essential to help us meet our goals. <br />Finally it is important to recall that over the past 7 years, the district has made millions of dollars <br />in reductions to our local operational plan and has received state reductions of nearly $10 <br />million. We have run out of places to make reductions that do not impact the classroom or <br />positions. An $800,000 reduction equates to 12 teaching position or 25 teacher assistants. <br />In June we will present the Board with a budget update on work session as both the county and <br />state will be further along in the budget process. While we can hope that the final budgets <br />improve, we need to be prepared to make some tough decisions in the coming weeks. We will <br />share additional information and considerations for the board to consider as we reconcile the <br />differences between our request, the local budget, and the state budget. <br />