Edmond Public Schools is cutting almost $4 million from their budget, but they’re doing it without losing teachers.
As the district looked for ways to cut back on spending, they considered firing 40 teachers. But when presented with a choice, the teachers voted instead to all lose one day of work and pay, but save their coworkers.
Bret Towne, Superintendent of Edmond Public Schools, says administrators will likely forgo two days of work and pay.
"So we’ve all got skin in the game, we’re all going to feel some of the pain."
Towne says this will save the district $400,000, and each teacher will lose $275 out of their paycheck. But, he says, it will prevent class sizes from growing.
Like many other districts in the state, Edmond Public Schools will find the rest of their cuts through a patchwork of savings, including cuts to travel, custodial care, and arts and athletics programs.
