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AGAIN FOR HUGE
BUDGET
CUTS...AND THIS
TIME THEY COULD
BE DEVESTATING.
GOOD
AFTERNOON.
I'M KIM VALLEZ.
THOSE CUTS
COULD COME AS A
RESULT OF THE
FISCAL CLIFF.
IF LAWMAKERS
DON'T REACH AN
AGREEMENT--
FEDERAL
SPENDING WILL BE
SLASHED AT THE
START OF THE
NEW YEAR.
THAT COULD PUT
NEW MEXICO
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN A
DEVESTATING
SITUATION.
NEWS 13'S KAYLA
AYRES IS LIVE IN
THE NEWSPLEX
WITH THE STORY.
KIM, SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE
NOW PLANNING
FOR THESE CUTS -
JUST IN CASE AN
AGREEMENT IS
NOT REACHED BY
CONGRESS AND
THE PRESIDENT.
THE POSSIBLE
CONSEQUENCES--
LAYING OFF
TEACHERS AND
REDUCING
PROGRAMS FOR
NEEDY STUDENTS.
WE FOUND ONE
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FACING A GIANT
SHORTFALL.
THE GALLUP-
MCKINLEY
COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT
IS PREPARING TO
LOSE A LARGE
PART OF THE
DISTRICT'S
BUDGET-- IN CASE
FEDERAL
LAWMAKERS
DON'T AVOID THE
FISCAL CLIFF.
gallup-mckinley
county schools could
be impacted to the
tune of about one third
of our budget, which is
about 35 million
dollars. so i'm very
concerned about that
WHILE MOST OF
THOSE AUTOMATIC
CUTS WON'T HIT
CLASSROOMS
UNTIL THE NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR--
GALLUP-MCKINLEY
WOULD SEE A
MID-SCHOOL YET OF MOREATEMILLIO also prove food
ogrs for them. we
have summer food
programs. we feed
them breakfast and
lunch, and it would
greatly impact their life
and education if this
occurred
ALBUQUERQUE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WOULD LOSE 5
MILLION OF ITS 500
MILLION DOLLAR
BUDGET. JOSEPH
ESCOBEDO IS THE
APS CHIEF OF
STAFF.
HE SAYS UP TO 41
POSITIONS WOULD
BE CUT
DISTRICT-WIDE.
"...
00:01:40 these
positions are in the
most needy parts of
town with the students
that are facing some of
the most difficult
challenges. students
with disabilities need a
lot of support and
services and they
would be the bulk of
the cuts..."
ESCOBEDO SAYS
THIS REDUCTION
WOULD LARGELY
BE IN TITLE ONE
FUNDING--
AFFECTING
DISADVANTAGED
STUDENTS-- AND
THE HOMELESS
PROGRAM.
"...
5 million dollars out of
500 million dollars
seems insignificant.
but when you've
already had to cut 100
million dollars and
we've tried to keep the
cuts as far away from
the classroom as
possible. we are really
just trying to keep
services where they
need to be..."
need to be..."
AGAIN, THESE
FEDERAL
SPENDING CUTS
WOULD NOT GO
INTO EFFECT
UNTIL THE START
OF 2013.
SO MOST OF
THESE CUTS TO
EDUCATION
WOULDN'T BE
FELT UNTIL THE
NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR.
STILL EDUCATORS
HERE SAY--
THEY'RE HOPING
FOR A
RESOLUTION
BEFORE THIS
KICKS IN.
KIM.
OK KAYLA.
A LARGE PART OF
SCHOOL FUNDING
COMES FROM
STATE DOLLARS.
A-P-S
REPRESENTATIVES
SAY THE DISTRICT
WILL LOOK TO THE
NEW MEXICO
LEGISLATURE TO
HELP COVER THE
SHORTFALL.
NEW MEXICO WILL