Kari Sousa

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  Kari Sousa, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Member at Large:

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  The proposed budget doesn't carry surprises for Kari Sousa, director of fiscal services for the Fairfield-Suisun School District.
  
  Even the proposal to divert property taxes from education doesn't worry her.
  
  Proposition 98 stipulates the state must provide a certain level of funding for schools.That means whatever schools lose from loss of property tax revenue the state must make up, Sousa said.
  
  "All that does is increase the state's obligation to us," she said.
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  Sousa expects the district to lose $56 per pupil or from about $4,700 to about $4,600 per student.
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  "In comparison to other services, (education) was really spared the brunt of the budget cuts," Sousa said.

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  The state may give $72 per student to each of those schools for instructional materials, said Kari Sousa, assistant superintendent of business services.The district doesn't know how much the state will provide for facilities, she said.
  
  "Obviously, any funding we receive for instructional materials is beneficial to students," Sousa said.
  
  Amy Blanc and Fairview elementary schools may receive money based on the amount of funding available, Sousa said.

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  Published on: 6/26/2004    Last Visited: 6/26/2004  

  District staff don't anticipate deficit spending for the 2004-05 fiscal year, said Kari Sousa, assistant superintendent of business services.
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  So far the district has made $2 million in cuts, Sousa said.Departments such as maintenance, payroll and printing reduced costs, which contributed to the cuts.
  
  One of the cuts alarmed parents of students in the independent study program.The district removed the program's principal.In her place, an on-site teacher and a principal from another school will share administrative duties for independent studies.The principal for the independent study program will be assigned to another job, Sousa said.

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  The board may also adopt a budget plan during a special meeting tonight, said Kari Sousa, assistant superintendent of business services.
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  No program will bear the brunt of cuts, Sousa said.
  
  "We haven't tried to target one program," Sousa said.

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  The Fairfield-Suisun School District is bracing for the worst - $6 million in cuts, said Kari Sousa, director of fiscal services.But if voters pass the bond, the district gets $2 million and cuts will be limited to $4 million.
  
  The Vacaville School District stands to gain about $1 million from the passage of Proposition 57 and would have to make the same amount in cuts if it fails.
  
  Sousa can understand arguments the governor's bond could raise the state's debt, she said.
  
  "It does increase the amount of debt but really the only alternatives are to raise taxes or to severely limit the level of services that are being funded by the state," she added.

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  The 2 percent cost of living adjustment the union is proposing covers increased costs of maintaining schools , said Kari Sousa, director of fiscal services.The money goes to expenses such as higher health and welfare benefits, adding a senior class to Rodriguez High School and employee raises for years of experience, she said.

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  Published on: 6/26/2003    Last Visited: 6/27/2003  

  During a June 3 meeting, fiscal services director Kari Sousa said schools can pay for instructional assistants using $520,000 of School Improvement Program money left over from the 2002-03 year and individual school site funds.

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  "The breaking of the promise is the most disappointing part of it all because education was one of the first to step up last year to help," said Kari Sousa, the assistant superintendent of business of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District."We stepped up to help out, and he's not holding to that agreement."
  
  Sousa added that another point of concern is the pension shift.The state is looking for school districts to pay a bigger share of teachers' retirement benefits.
  
  If that can't happen, teacher pensions may be cut, Sousa said.
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  "You can never really tell what'll happen," Sousa said.

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  While the district is far from short of cash, Assistant Superintendent Kari Sousa noted that some reserve funds likely will be used during the year as three new schools are opened.
  
  "We will have some significant additional costs," Sousa said."Considering the times we're in, the district is financially stable and the outlook is very good."
  
  There was some discussion during the meeting about projected cost-of-living adjustments from the state in the next few years, Sousa said.
  
  According to the estimates, the COLA won't be enough to cover raises or increased health benefits.
  
  "If the COLA comes in at the (expected) rates, any salary increase we give will necessitate the use of the reserve or cause future cuts," Sousa said.

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