Rescheduling the August 18th Negotiations Session
From: Gunter, David A.
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 2:25 PM
To: Godwin, David A. <GodwinD@santarosa.k12.fl.us>; SRPE Office <srpe.office@srpeducators.com>; Neese, Anna <NeeseA@santarosa.k12.fl.us>
Cc: Barber, Karen R. <BarberK@santarosa.k12.fl.us>
Subject: Rescheduling the August 18th negotiations session
Importance: High
Good afternoon,
At the time of this email, enrollment in Santa Rosa County District Schools is under what was projected for the 22-23 school year. As you are aware, student enrollment is the primary factor on which the District’s budget is developed and projected. In addition to low enrollment numbers, students who have yet to enter the system can’t be removed until after the tenth day of school. The uncertainty created by low enrollment numbers will prevent the District from being able to meet on August 18, 2022 or to offer a counter proposal to SRPE at this time. The District is aware that SRPE’s expectation is an updated monetary proposal from the District during the next negotiations session; however, the financial burden created by low enrollment will hinder the District’s ability to propose any further offers until the impact of low student enrollment numbers is assessed. The tenth day of school will be on August 23, 2022, with students not yet attending being removed from the system starting August 24, 2022. The District has been closely monitoring enrollment on a daily basis and is optimistic that enrollment will continue to increase through the first full week of September. Please identify some dates beyond this timeframe when SRPE would be available to reschedule the upcoming negotiations session. The District is optimistic that it will be in a position to put a good faith offer on the table once the student enrollment numbers are more certain.
 |
David A. Gunter Director of Labor Relations and Compliance for Human Resources Phone (850) 983-5150 x1020 |
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it, may contain confidential information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify me through one of the contacts in the signature above, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving them to disk. Under Florida law, this e-mail address and any correspondence through it are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Thank you.
