As a result of legislative changes to state and local levy funding for the 2019-20 school year, West Valley School District put a plan in place to operate with less revenue by reducing expenditures with as minimal an impact on students as possible.

District communication about projected budget shortfall:

• In the spring of 2018, Dr. Sementi visited every school and department to talk to staff about projected cuts and the plan moving forward 
• In February of 2019 Dr. Sementi returned to each school and department to explain the decisions about proposed reductions
• A community meeting was held in January 2019 to inform the public of these changes 
  
  

District actions in anticipation of the budget shortfall:

• Staffing was reduced through attrition (i.e. resignations and retirement positions were not replaced)
• All major remodel and upkeep projects were postponed
• Curriculum adoptions were postponed

These changes helped build a budget fund balance. Those saved fund balance dollars will now be used to help offset the cost of running the district with less state funding.

To prepare for the 2019-20 revenue shortfall, expenditure reductions include:

• A reduction of ten teachers, most through attrition. (Two educators’ first-year provisional contracts were not continued.)
• Building custodial staff will be reduced by ten positions, seven through retirements and resignations
• There will be a reduction in educational and administrative assistant positions but these changes will depend on the final legislative budget
• Budgets for levy funded programs and extra-curricular activities will be reduced