Suggestion
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Number making suggestion
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| Monitor utilities/turn down heat/install automatic switches (Start energy action patrol) |
19 |
| Go to 4 day workweeks to save utilities, transportation costs, etc. |
13 |
| Offer early retirement packages for 20-30 years service. Impose mandatory retirement for 30+ years. |
5 |
| Do not rehire retired educators - retain current employees |
1 |
| Buy only cheaper bottles of water at Sams or Wal-Mart or use tap water |
2 |
| Sell unused/old equipment and furniture at Bacon Street warehouse. No new furniture purchases. |
2 |
| Provide no cell phones for any employee |
2 |
| Don't buy office depot pencils - buy from Wal-Mart instead - better product - better price |
1 |
| Bring your own snacks to workshops - cuts down on food costs |
2 |
| Contract less expensive custodial staff - use temp agency |
1 |
| Expand walk zones to cut back on transportation costs (include magnet schools) |
2 |
| Eliminate or reduce magnet school transportation |
2 |
| Allow students to select only what they will eat to eliminate throwing away food |
2 |
| Smarter copying (two-sided), ink, toner |
4 |
| Mandate schools purchase white copy paper from Warehouse only to insure best price from bulk buying |
1 |
| Invest in computers for students-instead of notebooks and paper on supply list require thumb drives. Have assignments emailed and allow students to take quizzes on line to cut down on copiers and printer costs. Consider using "blackboard". |
2 |
| Put workshop presentations on-line to eliminate costs of hand-outs |
2 |
| Have cafeterias switch to reusable trays and utensils to eliminate plastic waste. Go green. |
1 |
| Reduce allocations to Central Office Administrative support systems to preserve educational structures at the school level. Stay lean and man at management and staff level. "no sacred cows". Freeze or cut pay levels and benefits. |
3 |
| Eliminate academic coach positions. |
4 |
| Reduce AIG teachers by more effectively using Literacy coaches and allowing classroom teachers to level instruction for all students |
1 |
| Use more video conferencing to reduce travel costs |
2 |
| Cut school receptionists who work 11 or 12 months back to 10 months |
1 |
| Decrease benchmark tests and replace with regulated informal assessments such as Dibbles |
1 |
| Charge $5 - $10 school fees |
1 |
| Send Connect-Ed message to parents and employees reminding them to sign up with grocery stores who offer programs to give $ back to schools |
1 |
| Reexamine transportation costs, have schools work together for trips going to same place, lease/purchase school buses, allow older buses to stay on the road, shop fuel contracts for best prices |
5 |
| Have staff carpool to conferences |
1 |
| Be judicious in change of curriculum/textbooks |
1 |
| Have school treasurer on Budget Advisory Committee |
1 |
| Ask for consolidated billing from large vendors in a format to upload to AS400 eliminating keying time |
1 |
| Centralize vending contracts to get best rate of return for schools. Negotiate rebates. |
2 |
| Centralize school checking accounts with same bank to negotiate better bank fees and rates |
1 |
| Centralize Pitney Bowes school contracts to get best rate for schools. |
1 |
| Why open 3 new schools when you can't follow state teacher/student allotment ratios |
2 |
| Why is strategic 10 year plan printed on such nice paper? Why can't it be presented electronically? |
1 |
| Start Middle School and High School one hour later to save electricity |
1 |
| Move graduation from Duke to DPAC to save rental dollars |
1 |
| Move Southern Sch of Engr and Hillside New Tech to Holton under 1 principal and support staff |
1 |
| Athletics - Have JV teams only play conference opponents (saves transportation $, officials, and security) |
1 |
| Athletics - Have Northern HS JV football team play @ their facility instead of county stadium - saves $ on stadium rental |
1 |
| Athletics - Have DSA play baseball games @ DPS schools on a rotating basis instead of renting Durham Athletic Park |
1 |
| Discourage meetings during the day for teachers which requires us to pay a sub |
1 |
| Provide report cards on-line - do not print them |
1 |
| Make interoffice deliveries every 2 days instead of every day |
2 |
| Recycle |
1 |
| Eliminate mass mailings. Use Connect-Ed and Internet |
1 |
| Eliminate Channel 4 |
1 |
| Reduce use of DPS vehicles |
1 |
| Have principals teach one class per semester |
1 |
| Sell homeschoolers access to school services |
1 |
| Across the board pay cuts for employees |
1 |
| Ask corporations to buy basic school supplies |
1 |
| Have students bring their own school supplies including printer paper |
1 |
| Close Fuller administration building and move all administrators to schools |
1 |
| Raise class size of magnet schools |
1 |
| Create centralized volunteer service |
1 |
| Cut positions based upon performance, not years of service |
1 |
| Have employees make some form of payment for currently free health benefits |
1 |
| Create more year-round schools |
1 |
