Dear District Superintendent: Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) is one of those districts that has experienced a decline in property values ​​in Marin, dysfunction and fiscal chaos in Sacramento. Due to the severe economic downturn and devastating cuts to education in the state of California, TUHSD must reduce its operating costs by 20 percent within five years in order to have a balanced budget for the 2014 school year -2015. THUSD's annual budget is $55 million. Operations represent half of this amount, or $27.5 million. The cost reduction target is 20% below the planned operating budget in 2009-2010, which equates to a reduction of $5.5 million to balance the budget for the 2014-2015 school year. The following recommendations are responsible and conservative actions that will put us in a better financial position to maintain the primary purpose of our district and provide our students with an excellent education guided by our mission. 1) Privatize education services housekeeping and catering: Water The Claire school district has decided to privatize janitorial services in order to reduce their operational expenses over the next year. Board members approved a contract with Genuine Janitorial Service, which will save the district between $50,000 and $75,000 in the first year and likely more in future years. It's not the only district considering hiring a private company to ruin its custodial and dining services, which is a good alternative to teacher cuts across the district. THUSD may implement the area of ​​privatization of janitorial and catering services as a way to save money. money. The district can monitor success by implementing a monthly plan status report to monitor service area and cost savings middle of paper......monthly plan status report from reality and students. An important part of the budget balancing process is analyzing each potential reduction and evaluating them against the district's mission before implementing them in the strategic plan. These suggestions for privatizing maintenance and catering services, improving transpiration efficiency, maintaining and improving ecological efficiency, renting unused facilities and implementing one week four-day work schedules are good suggestions that facilitate long-term expense savings. These suggestions have already helped other school districts meet their budgetary needs and find themselves in a better financial situation. This concludes our findings and provides the final report of cost reduction recommendations. My team and I are available to immediately assist with implementation planning and execution..