just had a discussion about budget cuts with my FFA officers. Challenged them to start to make a list of things we could cut to suggest to
JasonLarison
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the prin for next year. Hopefully to be proactive not reactive. Also trying to make it a learning opportunity for students...
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talked to them about this being a once in a lifetime type of financial crisis that will hit all of us before it is over...
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probably a great time to follow the news a little closer, etc. Also, talked about school budget cuts for this and next year...
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talked about the 41,000 state employees that are not sure if they will get paid this week. There will be lots of rumors floating around
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the school about budget cuts, etc from teachers, students, etc. I told them not to believe a single thing they hear unless they read it
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in the local newspaper. One student told me they heard on the radio this morning about Goodyear laying off 5,000 employees (a major
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employer in our community)... great example of how fast this thing can change and the news is always coming out.... the students are to
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start putting together a list of FFA cuts for next year starting next week. Any advice or other ideas on how to make this a learning
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experience for students would be greatly appreciated.
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Maybe have them look at ways to help raise money for causes (exp. the poor) that don't cost money to replace activities lost
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Maybe a good time to discuss value to record keeping in business
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It makes the Treasurers job look a LOT more important now.
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Good ideas Jim. Thanks.
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I was quickly reading your post, and went to the first response, and I thought at first the students had suggested cutting the princ 
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So is that your suggestion?
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NEVER!!!! 