A few FY11 budget clarifications

As there's fairly extensive local education coverage in today's T&G, and the comments are flying fast and furious. A few clarifying notes:

• The administration is slated for a zero percent pay increase this year, as they had this past year. Yes, that includes Mr. Allen. Admin also pays 25% of their health insurance.
• The regular ed bus contract is $8.8 million for next year (thus one could not, per Q, save $10 million on it).
• There are administrative cuts (you can argue about how many there are, but let's not pretend there aren't any).
• Nearly half of the WPS employees are contributing at 75-25% already: all of admin, all non-union, all new hires.
• Worcester is at nearly the bottom of the barrel when it comes to local contribution to education. The state mandate for education spending? We are 0.1% over it. The state average is 14%.