Can the district cut five non-instructional days; what savings would that option provide?
Non-instructional days do not produce as great a savings as having a full “stand down” of the whole district. On non-instructional days, most of the classified staff is not scheduled to work, so the full savings would not be realized. Q: Comment: We should cut the CIM and CAM. It’s optional. A: The Certificate of Initial Mastery and Certificate of Advanced Mastery are not optional. They are required under state law. The certificates and the testing created to achieve them are required under law. Further, they act as methods to hold schools accountable for what a student learns. To earn a CIM a student must meet the state’s standards in reading, math, writing and other areas. These standards help demonstrate what a student has learned. In North Clackamas, some of the basic CIM requirements are also requirements to earn a diploma. This is based on the belief that a diploma should reflect what a student knows and can do rather than demonstrate that the student has turned 18 and has sat in
