CCSD Will Continue To Have Financial Problems For Years To Come

In the past two years or so, The Clark County School District has cut almost $400 million dollars from it's budget. That's not using fuzzy math like some government agencies use, that is an actual cut in funding. And it's going to get worse- much worse in the next several years. They are looking at additional cuts of $200-300 million in each of the next 2 years. That's a total of $400-600 million more dollars the District will have to cut.
So, what to do. First, the feds have to step up and pay school districts for the barely funded or unfunded mandates by the Feds. They are suppose to pay 2/3 of special education costs and they don't even come close. As a special education teacher, I know about the unfunded mandates and the barely funded mandates. In addition to Special Ed, we also have to fund illegal immigrants education. When money was good in the district, this not much of a problem, but now that money is tight, it becomes a huge issue. And when you combine Special Education and illegal immigrants, your costs go up significantly. For instance, if a student needs a specialized piece of equipment, like a wheelchair, assistive technology or special books, the district has to purchase it and getting reimburse from the Feds is impossible because they are illegals.
So, the Feds, including Harry, Dina, John, Dean and Shelly are responsible for this. Liberals say they are for education, but in reality, at the federal level, they really give local school districts the middle finger.
Well, since Harry and the rest are screwing Nevada taxpayers and that's not going to stop, so what else can the school districts do? CCSD is still full of fat, but soon most of the fat will be trimmed. Then what? Raising taxes is not the answer. That just takes money out of the economy and in Nevada, we need all the money in economy we can get. The district can cut more, but can the district cut up to $600 million from it's budget over 2 years?
Looking at Rory Reid's education plan, that's a non-starter. It's just fantasy land. And I don't think Jim Gibbon's plan of cutting budgets is not feasible as well.
So, what is the answer? It's possible that the district will have to close some schools. Schools like the schools in Mount Charleston, Goodsprings and some other schools in the valley. The district may have end the Magnet Schools program. Athletic programs may have to be cut. Class sizes will increase even more. Transportation cost will have to be cut, especially if gas prices continue to increase. Most schools will have to be shut in the summer so utility costs will go down. School custodians will have to be cut and work 10 months a year instead of year round. Proficiency exams will have to be dropped.
It's going to get bad in CCSD for years to come. It's going to be a rough ride and I hope Clark County will be able to handle the crisis.