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According to researchers, even though young Floridians are “doing their part to prepare for the 21st century economy,” state lawmakers and officials ”are failing to meet students halfway.”. Using the national average teacher's salary of $54,800, plus 32 percent of salary for benefits, he said districts could save $5.1 billion a year by reducing their special education teaching staff to the average.

Today Governor Rick Scott top priority is vowing the Florida schools cut .But already cutting $1.3 billion from education since the first years in Office

The cuts in the capital budget have been much deeper. The capital budget revenues have dropped by more than $34 million (50%) including a reduction of over $18 million (40%) in local capital outlay millage, which historically has been the primary source to finance, maintain, and equip our schools. This decrease resulted from the Legislature's reduction of the capital cost millage from its past 2-mill level to 1.5 mills and from the decline in taxable property values.

While almost $50 million were cutting the district’s total budget, the school district grew by 2,900 students and still managed to retain its status as the number one academic district in the state. In addition, St. Johns County continues to be the fifth highest district in the state in dollars spent on schools and the fifth lowest in the state in dollars spent at the district office.

In Saint John County alone have cut and balanced budget $750 million. However, they had eliminated over 300 jobs Cut budgets by 25% and department budgets by 30% Froze salary schedules, cut all vendor contracts by 15%, eliminated all but state-mandated busing transportation

· In addition, cut in millage to levy an additional 0.25 mills.

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