Medford School District 549C - Adopted budget preserves programs and services for students

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Adopted budget preserves programs and services for students
Thursday, July 08, 2010

The Medford School board has adopted a budget for the coming school year that protects programs and services for students, preserves jobs for the people who teach and support student learning, and ensures a full year of academic learning.

In adopting the budget, the board authorized the superintendent to implement a balanced approach to achieve $4.9 million in savings. District officials and employee leaders have met twice to determine how to accomplish the savings and anticipate additional meetings through the summer to finish the budget balancing work.

So far, the district has saved $3.6 million by renegotiating property and casualty insurance costs, holding cost-of-living wage and salary adjustments at 0%, securing a new employee accident insurance carrier, reducing utility expenses, reducing transfers to project accounts, and using reserves.

Updates will appear on the district website as further measures are implemented to save the remaining $1.3 million.

To view the adopted budget, click here.

Medford School District 549C Mission Statement
We are a high quality teaching and learning organization dedicated to preparing all students to graduate with a sound educational foundation, ready to succeed in post-secondary education, and to be contributing community members.
Medford Public Schools 549C recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups and their roles in society and our community. It is the policy of the Medford School Board that there will be no discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups on the grounds of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation in any educational programs, activities or employment.
For District Title Program and 504 compliance please contact the Office of Student Services: (541) 842-3633
For District American Disabilities Act compliance, please contact the Office of Human Resources: (541) 842-3625