Let's hope the budget cuts stop here
There's no reason to panic about a 4 percent cut in the Schedule C salaries at Jefferson, Kennedy and Washington, but there is cause for concern.
The J-Hawks, Cougars and Warriors will still have quality coaches and quality programs in their athletic departments and fine arts programs, but the budget is getting stretched fairly thin.
Chris Deam, the athletic director at Jefferson, found a creative way to slash $20,000 from his budget, mostly through the dedication and generosity of coaches who have agreed to work for less money so they could stay involved.
But Deam warns that another 4 percent cut in the future might seriously harm those extracurricular programs, which he correctly calls the best dropout prevention program the schools have to offer.