News Brief

10/26/12

Fernandez Orders Steps to Cut Costs

Pacific Daily News (10/26/2012) Miculka, Cameron

Guam Department of Education Superintendent Jon Fernandez has given administrators five recommendations that target "unnecessary costs" for 2013 spending. He said that the current freeze on pay raises will stay in place; there will be no overtime except in emergencies; color copying will be scrapped and employees will work paper-free when possible; the superintendent will scrutinize requests to hire non-teaching positions; and schools must reduce their energy usage. "It is clear that resources for our public school children are going to be hard to come by in this current economy," said Fernandez. "We, as a department, have to do something, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, to ensure that we protect our classrooms and our children from these budget pressures." The agency release also indicated that Fernandez plans to review staffing lists to find ways to share resources between divisions and schools, and he will create a budget task force to pinpoint additional ways to cut costs.

 

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