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DearPimaCountyResidentInMay2011neartheendofourfourthyearwereceivedthedisastrousnewsthattheGovernorx19sbudgetasapprovedbytheLegislaturecutArizonax19sJointTechnicalEducationDistrictsby30millionofwhichnearly14millionwascutfromPimaCountyJTED.Inadditionwealsoreceivedcutsinsoftcapitalandunrestrictedcapitalandwewereheldat91percentofourfundingforafthyearinarow.ThisamountstocuttingthePimaCountyJTED2011-2012budgetbyawhopping50percentWehadmademanytentativefuturecommitmentstoourmemberdistrictswithnewconstructionnewhighschoolsandspecialprojects.Allofthesehadtobecancelled.Thegoodnewsisthatwenished2011withsomecarry-overwecutourfuturecommitmentstoconstructionprojectswereducedallocationstothememberdistrictswecutseveralJTEDstaffpositionsandwefeelthatweareabletocarryonintoYearFivebutwithgreatlyreducedservices.Themajorcutof14millionwastheamountthattheStatewasfundingforstudentsinninthgradeCTEJTEDclasses.SomeofourmemberdistrictsimmediatelyactedtoeliminatefreshmenfromCTEJTEDclassesforthe2011-2012schoolyearbymakingmajorchangestoclassschedules.OtherdistrictschangedfundingsourcesforsomeoftheirCTEteachersandallowedninthgradestudentstoenroll.Duringthe2011-2012schoolyearwewillbeexaminingthefeasibilityofofferingcertainprogramstoninthgradestudentsversusthepotentialofenrollingnoninthgradestudents.OurenrollmentsinourSatelliteprogramsatmemberdistricthighschoolsingrades1011and12areup.OurCentralCampusenrollmentsofstudentsingrades1011and12haveincreasedsignicantlyaswell.WhenwebeganourCentralCampusLawPublicSafetyandSecurityprogramthreeyearsagowehadabout20students.Thisyearwehavemorethan70enrolled.OurFireServicesprogramhasbeenfull60studentsforthepastthreeyears.OurCosmetologyprogram120studentshasbeenfullforthepasttwoyears.OurCertiedNursingAssistantprogram120studentshasbeenfullforthepasttwoyears.AndourHealthCareFoundationsclassesareallfullmanywith35studentsineachclass.WewillpersevereandwewillcontinuetopushourJTEDgrowthinPimaCounty.WewillcontinuetoworkwithourlegislatorsonbothsidesoftheaisleaswellaswithourbusinesspartnerstoworkforbetterfundingforourJTEDprograms.Weoweittoourstudentstocontinueprovidingthebestopportunitiestosucceedincareersandcollege.SincerelyAlanL.StormPh.D.SuperintendentCEOTheCalling20112