Tipton schools looking at cutting 11 jobs

TIPTON – All areas are open to cuts for Tipton School Corp., which is considering cutting up to 11 jobs.

The layoffs were one way the school board suggested it compensate for an estimated budget deficit by the end of 2010 of about $700,000 in its general fund, which has an annual revenue of roughly $10 million.

During Tuesday night’s school board meeting, which moved to the high school’s cafeteria to accommodate a larger crowd, Superintendent David Bergdoll emphasized that all of the proposed cuts are speculative.

But the notion of faculty members losing their jobs left parents and teachers pleading with the board to consider other options.