I am cutting other areas of our budget to accommodate needs. Two areas that have been affected by revenue caps are technology allocation and the distribution of supplies and materials. Everything that EEN needs they get. It's not fair. The Board of Education is concerned that expenses for Special Education are increasing at a faster rate than the rest of the budget and that categorical aids have not kept pace.
Special education keeps growing which causes disharmony in staffs.
Special education teachers requesting or demanding very expensive services. This year was the first year in the last eight that our student population decreased. It had an impact on the budget, fund 10. This was unanticipated and not budgeted. Tension is a better word than conflict.