What has the district done recently to manage its personnel expenses?
(Return to questions list.) A. The district was one of the first in Ohio to switch to a high deductible healthcare plan to gain control of rising healthcare costs. When that switch occurred the district experienced a 3 percent decrease in healthcare premiums. Since then the district has also switched its insurance carrier and has been experiencing an approximate 3.15 percent savings when compared to national average increases in healthcare costs. District officials also removed from the budget 11 regular education teachers projected for enrollment growth and two teaching positions for an expansion of the Educational Options for Success alternative school program, delayed the hiring of two elementary guidance counselor positions, held vacant any unfilled staffing positions for 2008-2009 school year, did not replace two administrators (a Curriculum Coordinator and the Director of Assessment & Accountability), shifted staff to Title funded programs where appropriate, froze the hiring of a
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