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Survey call to action!
Please help us gather data on impact
of education budget cuts, unfunded mandates
This month’s survey is especially important as IASA is attempting
to gather statewide data on the impact of budget cuts on school
districts this school year (FY13) as well as the cuts that are being
planned for FY14. Also, we are gathering data on the impact of some
of the largest unfunded mandates.
The cumulative statewide and regional data will be used in our
discussions with legislators as we go through the budget process in
the General Assembly this spring. In order for the information to be considered statistically accurate
and significant, we need to get a good response rate from our membership.
The online survey includes 11questions. The data collected could prove very important in our
budget negotiations this spring. The questions include:
The survey also asks for the name of your school district and the IASA Region in which your
district is located. This is only to help us sort the data by region. The data will only be displayed in the
aggregate, not by individual district. Thank you in advance for your help on this survey. Please click
on any of the questions above to access the survey.
 How many FTE (full-time equivalent)
positions did you have to cut or absorb for
your FY13 budget?
 What percentage of your FTE positions do
the FY 13 cuts equal?
 How many positions will you have to cut
or absorb in FY14?
 What percentage of your FTE positions
will the FY14 cuts equal?
 Please rank the following budget factors,
with 1 being the biggest negative factor on
your budget:
Cuts to General State Aid
Cuts to Transportation
Unfunded Mandates
Drop in local tax revenue
 How much does it cost your district above
federal or state funding to comply with the
current unfunded mandate regarding
Special Education class size?
 If the Physical Education mandate were
removed, how much money would that
save your school district?
 How much does it cost your district above
state funding to comply with the current
Driver’s Education unfunded mandate?
 How much would it cost your district to
implement the Certified School Nurse
mandate?
 Where would the dollars come from to pay
for hiring Certified School Nurses?
Arts
At-risk students
Technology
Reducing General Education class sizes
Support for Special Education students in
General Education setting
Other
 For any of the above unfunded mandates,
if you could redirect those dollars, where
would you redirect them?
Arts
At-risk students
Professional development
Reducing General Education class sizes
Support for Special Education students in
General Education setting
Technology
Other