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I am not sure that I would cut anything.  I would require that teachers pay a portion of their health care costs like all other employees.  I am a manager (non-represented) at a local school.  Over the ast three years, my salary has been cut 5%, I have received no cost of living raise the past three years, and we now pay $250 per month for our health care.  The classified staff are in a similiar situation, but pay less in health care costs and have seen their salaries by 3%.  The teachers have given nothing back.  Instead of cutting a program of staff, cut the cost of benefits or salaries of teachers. 

So, I do answer your question, what am I willing to cut from school budgets?  I would cut the salaries and benefits of teachers, first.  After that, I would cut the number of teachers and increase class sizes

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