Wayland eNews

Failed Override School Cuts

* Note: Source of cut impact information is Wayland School Committee, with some additional detail from www.soswayland.org. While this group is advocating for the override, town officials have verified that these impacts are accurate.

Specific Cuts	Impact of Cut *
Elementary Cuts 4.0 Elementary Teachers .65 Kindergarten Teacher (1 section) 1.0 FTE Librarian .2 FTE Music 1 K Teaching Assistant 3 Teaching Assistants	Elementary Impacts All class sizes at top end of or above class size guidelines; 58 sections cut to 53. Loss of 1 librarian - leaving one librarian to provide support to all teachers and instruction to all students at 3 different buildings (2 buildings for grades 1 - 5 and one building for kindergartners). Loss of 4 out of 11 teaching assistants, who assist with enriching curriculum, cover for teachers who are absent or attending IEP or other meetings. Lose .2 Music Teacher: less music teacher time - less time to meet with students, prepare for culture building activities (musical rehearsals, assembly music, and small group ensembles), and meet with teachers to integrate curriculum.
Middle School Cuts .4 FTE English Teacher 1.0 FTE Math Teacher 1.0 FTE Social Studies Teacher 1.0 FTE Science Teacher .4 FTE Fine Arts 1.0 FTE Health/Physical Education Teacher .5 FTE Guidance Counselor 2.0 House Leader Stipends MS Interscholastic Sports .1 FTE Athletic Director 12 Co-curricular Stipends PM Receptionist (10 hrs/week) 25 Curriculum summer work days (MS) Non-personnel supplies and materials	Middle School Impacts 2.4 fewer teaching positions resulting in grades 6 and 7 moving from three clusters to two, increasing cluster size from approximately 70 to over 100 in these grades, and resulting in larger class sizes. (lose part of an English teacher, math teacher, social studies teacher, science teacher). 2 of 9 house leader stipends eliminated Lose 1 (of 1) librarian Eliminate entire interscholastic sports program (eliminates soccer, field hockey, cross country running, basketball, baseball, softball and track), eliminating the feeder programs to high school sports. Lose 40% of 1 Fine Arts: Reduction in Band classes, lose 40% of staff hours devoted to students to work with the Band Instructor in small groups and in the full band. Lose .5 (of 3) guidance counselors, 1.6 Health/PE teachers, and a receptionist for after-school hours. Lose 25 (over half) of all summer administrative and curriculum work days which teachers use to develop new curriculum and augment existing programs. Lose 12 co-curricular clubs (10 out of 18 after-school clubs and activities including math team, newspaper, community service clubs, science clubs, fall play and one of three after-school homework clubs).
High School Cuts 1.6 FTE Physical Education/Health Teachers 6 HS Secretaries 2 HS Library Assistants 16 Administrative summer work days HS Golf Team Boys and Girls 9th Grade Baseball and Softball Boys and Girls 9th Grade Basketball Swim Team additional fees to offset pool rental 6 Assistant Coaches Cross country, tennis, swim, wrestling, winter track, spring track HS Musical stipend 20.5 Co-curricular stipends Student Activities Non-Personnel Supplies/Materials/Services	High School Impacts Elimination of all Physical Education programs for grades 10-12 and physical activities for 9th graders. Significantly reduced access to teachers for conferences and college recommendations as four department secretaries (jointly supporting English, Math Social Studies, Foreign Language and Science), one guidance secretary and the athletics secretary will be cut. The loss of the guidance secretary specifically means less college application support. The athletics secretary plays a huge role in supporting the athletic director in managing over 50 sports teams with coordination of buses, scheduling practices and games and more. 17 Clubs eliminated, representing over half the co-curricular activities, affecting around 280 students. Cuts include these clubs: Academic Decathlon, Amnesty International, Asian Cultures, Business, Language, Literary Magazine, Math, Media Center, Mock Trial, Model U.N., Intervention Team, Science Team, Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD), Student Awareness Program (SAP), Study Abroad, and Ultimate Frisbee. Deep cuts to youth substance abuse prevention programs that will impact ability to get matching funds from the state. No High School Musical Sports teams eliminated: 9th grade baseball and softball, 9th grade girls' and boys' basketball and golf. Sports teams affected - loss of assistant coaches for cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, winter and spring track. Plus swim team members will need to pay additional fees to offset pool rental. 2 library assistants will be cut, reducing support for students conducting research and for teachers compiling class resources. Lose 16 administrative summer work days - less curriculum development time which is used to improve existing programs and build new ones.