Sherrard School District Superintendent Becky Rodocker

The Sherrard School Board is trimming $646,000 in spending heading into next school year. Superintendent Becky Rodocker says $300,000 will come out of this year’s expenditures and another $200,000 in savings will be realized through retirements and attrition. She says declining enrollment and state revenue really put rural districts in a bind.
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Other cuts include:

1) extra days for various staff

2) Move health insurance consultant fees to self-funding pool

3) Combine Junior high and High School Athletic Director positions with administrators

4) Cut random drug testing

5) Cut School-Within- School program

6) Cut elementary counselor

7) Don’t fill open Reading position

8) Cut 2 -.5 teachers hired for bubble class at junior high school.