FY13 budget update

We received an FY13 budget update last night (which will be found up online here soon; if it doesn't in the next few hours, I'll scan my copy in and post it).
UPDATE: Page 1 of the memo. Page 2.
Principals have now met with administration and are going back to their schools with news; that's where this is coming from.

• First, keep in mind that THERE IS NO FINAL DECISION REGARDING BUDGET UNTIL THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE VOTES IN JUNE. Administration recommends a budget, but the School Committee passes it. In other words: Yes, you should get in touch with us!
• Second, we don't have all of the final recommendations from administration as yet. We'll get a more complete update after the House comes out with their budget next week. Because we are so heavily dependent on state aid, we wait to see where that is heading before we get too complete in outlines.We'll get a final budget to fully consider in May.
• Third, the budget gaps stands at $1.3 million. 

 The big news:

• Administration is projecting a reduction of up to 19 elementary positions next year. With continued growing enrollment, that will create more than 50 classrooms (out of 555 K-6 classrooms) with 27 to 29 students. 

Can I suggest that getting in touch with the City Council about net school spending (which we have been under for two years running) would also be helpful?
Happy to take comments and questions here as well as elsewhere.