Waching daily Jun 5 2017

EAST OF THE SUPPORT BY

ACCIDENT.

AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT

HAPPENED AND WHEN THE SCENE

COULD BE CLEARED WE WILL LET

YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY.

IT IS BAD NEWS.

BROKEN ARROW SCHOOL LEADERS AND

PARENTS HOPE TO AVOID.

WE HAVE AN IDEA OF THE AMOUNT

OF MONEY THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE

TO CUT.

NINA CARTER IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING,

WHERE THE DECISION EXPECTED TO

BE MADE TONIGHT. Reporter:

MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEES ARE ON

AN EMPLOYEE MEANT -- EMPLOYMENT

SEPARATION LIST WHICH IS

DEFINED AS INVOLUNTARY OR

VOLUNTARY TERMINATION.

THE LIST IS MADE UP OF NIFTY

NINE CERTIFIED PERSONNEL, MOST

OF WHICH ARE TEACHERS.

THE REMAINING 44 EMPLOYEES ARE

SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

WERE WORKING TO LEARN HOW

MEASLES POSITIONS WILL BE

FILLED OR REPLACED.

DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THEY

HAVE HAD TO CUT $3.8 MILLION

FROM THEIR BUDGET JUST SO FAR

THIS YEAR.

ADMINISTRATOR SAY RESTRUCTURING

DEPARTMENTS AND CUTTING DOWN ON

OPERATIONAL COSTS COULD BE A

WAY TO SAVE THE DISTRICT MONEY

MOVING FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO IT INTO THE BOARD

OF EDUCATION MEETING AND I WILL

BRING YOU AN UPDATE TONIGHT.

SO MANY TOUGH DECISIONS

AHEAD.> WE HAVE MORE DETAILS,

TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRIMMED

THEIR BUDGET BY $12 MILLION.

THEY HAD TO ELIMINATE TEACHING

AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS