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A Message
from the Superintendent
Superintendent's
2009/10 Goals
[Board Approved
9/15/09]
Strategic Planning
Priorities and Goals
For School Improvement
2009-2014
[Approved by Lakeview's Board of Education
on 4/7/2009]
Superintendent's Spring 2010 Update
School District Finances . .Teaching &
Learning. . .Facilities/Equipment. . .
Headlee Millage Vote - August 3, 2010
 The
Pursuit of Excellence
No Program Cuts or Layoffs in Lakeview
Lakeview’s
Budget -
Money for the Mission, Again!
Lakeview Public Schools is going to do it
again. No layoffs or program cuts are
proposed for 2010-11. For the second year in
a row, during the most difficult financial
times schools in Michigan have ever faced,
Lakeview administration is proposing a
Budget for 2010-11 for Board Approval in
June that includes no layoffs or program
cuts. Additionally, and more amazingly,
there are significant program improvements
proposed in the area of assessment and
instruction.
“We have improved our effectiveness and
efficiency in all areas, particularly in
support costs (administration, secretarial,
custodial/maintenance, counseling, etc.)”,
stated Karl Paulson, Superintendent of the
3,400 student district. This, in turn,
provides a larger percentage of our Budget
for classroom instruction. Lakeview is
proud to be one of the “most efficient”
districts in Michigan with respect to
overhead and support costs 1.
“Instruction is our priority, and that’s
where I will focus our scarce funds”, he
said. The expanded growth of the student
population has allowed central office to
develop models where instructional staffing
costs are also used more efficiently. In
fall 2009, the experienced leadership team
at central office negotiated two-year, “cost
neutral” employee contracts with all
employee groups that held health care costs
in check. “I am pleased our employees saw
the value in cooperation to reach
settlements that allow Lakeview to move
forward, not just tread water”, stated
Paulson. “We have to be focused on the
future and offering quality programs for
students, not bickering at the bargaining
table.”
One little known fact that has also helped
the District weather this financially
difficult time is in custodial and minor
maintenance. Enviro-Clean, the company
first awarded the bid for services in 2005,
has NOT increased their contract cost since
the original bid, and recently the District
negotiated an extension to this service
contract through 2013 at the same rates as
2005.
“Our administrative team and teachers are
focused, passionate and always put kids
first, so I believe Lakeview will move
forward in 2010-11, just as we have in
2009-10. The results will speak for
themselves”, stated Board President Daniel
Dombrowski.
1
– Senate Fiscal Agency Report 1/12/2010
and 2007-08 Bulletin 1014
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