State House Approves Five Day School Furlough Plan
South Carolina districts may furlough teachers and staff up to five days to balance budgets after deficits. The House gave key approval on Tuesday with a third reading pending, while the Senate backed a similar measure last week. The plan aims to reduce year end shortfalls without cutting class time, with districts like the SC School for the Deaf and Blind already set to furlough staff over spring break to save about 290000 dollars across five pay periods.
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Senate
Kathy Maness
Palmetto State ‘Teacher's Association
Manes
South Carolina School For the Deaf and the Blind
Budget cuts loom as district eyeing bare bones plan
The board weighs three options reduce expenditures raise taxes or both while delaying tax hikes. They shift district funded programs to lottery funds to save about 129000 by closing facilities, cut 24000 in vehicle maintenance and 120000 in staff development. Potential 2003 2004 cuts include eliminating 500000 for alternative schools and 800000 for high school gifted programs. AIB and IB programs at Aiken High and North Augusta High may be affected. Furlough rules cap days at five for staff and ten for administrators.
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Bradley
Jack Hunter
Aiken High School
North Augusta High School
Barrett opens North Augusta satellite office in community center
Rep Gresham Barrett opens a satellite office at 495 Brookside Ave North Augusta Community Center. The site will be open the first and third Wednesdays from 9 am to 2 pm with staff from the Aiken office including Ginny Plans to expand satellite offices across the district next month to boost constituent service.
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Gresham Barrett
R- 5.C
North Augusta
North Augusta Community Center
Barrett
Aiken
Ginny
Brookside Ave
Travel shifts toward domestic trips noted by travel agents
Local agencies report travelers favoring nearer destinations amid global tensions. Industry observers cite 2002 as a weaker year for business travel, with leisure travel up about 2 percent and more short domestic and last minute trips. A minority remains likely to proceed with travel plans despite terrorism fears.
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Travel Industry Association of America
Cathy Keefe
Iraq
Well Boyette
Middle East
Travelocity
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