Subtracting $1B from DC Govt has to affect DCPS/PCS, right?

[Anonymous]

Reading all of these messages makes me feel like folks here are going to blame the mayor instead of the administration/Congress for these cuts. This seems to be the admin’s intention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading all of these messages makes me feel like folks here are going to blame the mayor instead of the administration/Congress for these cuts. This seems to be the admin’s intention.

I think you're misreading them. We know it's not the Mayor's fault. She's been put in abominable position, has an unemviable take, and will have to sacrifice herself at some point in the near future. We just want her to make the right decisions now.

[Anonymous]

I’m seriously stressing, worrying they’ll just cut prek since that’s not a legal requirement. I don’t know how realistic it is. I wonder when we find out what’s getting cut? I guess could be as early as tomorrow or Monday?

[Anonymous]

There is a chance they also cut aftercare. That’s a lot of money right there. I’m not sure what is going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Couldn’t the house and senate get another bill together in a week or two and patch this up? Seems like there is attention to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t the house and senate get another bill together in a week or two and patch this up? Seems like there is attention to it.

Not amending the CR but another bill strictly for DC funding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t the house and senate get another bill together in a week or two and patch this up? Seems like there is attention to it.

Not amending the CR but another bill strictly for DC funding.

I hope so. If this can't be patched, then we in DC are in for a world of hurt over the next four years, which is likely exactly what Trump wants. Or else they are totally incompetent, but either way I'm feeling pretty low tonight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t the house and senate get another bill together in a week or two and patch this up? Seems like there is attention to it.

The House left for recess until the 24th. They did this and peaced out so it’s this or a shut down.

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t DC have enough rainy day funds to cover this $1 billion for now and then repay it after Sept. 30th?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t the house and senate get another bill together in a week or two and patch this up? Seems like there is attention to it.

Not amending the CR but another bill strictly for DC funding.

I hope so. If this can't be patched, then we in DC are in for a world of hurt over the next four years, which is likely exactly what Trump wants. Or else they are totally incompetent, but either way I'm feeling pretty low tonight.

Same. I can handle the stress at work because it’s mine to bear but wholly unnecessary cuts to my kids’ schooling just breaks my heart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The central budget was already cut significantly for this year with a staff reduction of 10%, with another planned cut for next year. Schools have already been complaining that they aren’t receiving the same level of support due to staffing cuts. What do you think would happen if the rest were cut? Some central positions are actually vital to the functioning of a school.

I'm curious (and not trying to be argumentative), why did they make significant cuts if the budget went up by 4% for FY25?

It was a DC council decision to give the funding directly to schools. It seems great in theory, but then schools made budget decision under the assumption central would still have funding to buy things as usual. So a school may have chosen to hire another teacher, but then central may not have the money to continue buying a particular resource they expected them to provide. Now with a potential to revert back to FY24, those new hires would likely no longer exist either. It just sucks all around.

They had to accommodate the teacher pay increases in the budget - that was the largest line item increasing the overall budget. I'm worried that if this resolution passes and continues into next year, DC will roll back pay increases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t DC have enough rainy day funds to cover this $1 billion for now and then repay it after Sept. 30th?

Yes but they aren’t allowed to spend it. The CR requires them to spend at last year’s budget level. This will actually result in a surplus because they will still collect all the taxes, just not spend them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The central budget was already cut significantly for this year with a staff reduction of 10%, with another planned cut for next year. Schools have already been complaining that they aren’t receiving the same level of support due to staffing cuts. What do you think would happen if the rest were cut? Some central positions are actually vital to the functioning of a school.

I'm curious (and not trying to be argumentative), why did they make significant cuts if the budget went up by 4% for FY25?

It was a DC council decision to give the funding directly to schools. It seems great in theory, but then schools made budget decision under the assumption central would still have funding to buy things as usual. So a school may have chosen to hire another teacher, but then central may not have the money to continue buying a particular resource they expected them to provide. Now with a potential to revert back to FY24, those new hires would likely no longer exist either. It just sucks all around.

They had to accommodate the teacher pay increases in the budget - that was the largest line item increasing the overall budget. I'm worried that if this resolution passes and continues into next year, DC will roll back pay increases.

Contractually they can’t. There are more salary increases coming next year. Schools will just have to hire fewer teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a chance they also cut aftercare. That’s a lot of money right there. I’m not sure what is going to happen.

We pay for our own aftercare at our DCPS. Is it different elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t DC have enough rainy day funds to cover this $1 billion for now and then repay it after Sept. 30th?

It is DC funds. The bill says we cannot spend our own funds.