Though the Board of Education dictates school spending, the council decides the amount of money devoted to the "fixed-costs" pool, which includes benefits. In theory, the school board could resist the changes but would be hard pressed to produce the same savings from elsewhere in the same funding category.
"I haven't seen it," School Board President Christopher Barclay said of the proposal. "I can't comment on something I haven't seen."
Ervin said her staff outlined the proposed changes both for Barclay and outgoing Schools Superintendent Jerry Weast, among other school officials, on Friday.
"I hate when people lie," she said.The council is scheduled to meet with school officials Tuesday in a session likely to produce fireworks.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/05/council-plans-cuts-school-employees-benefits#ixzz1Mc2Q7TTr
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