Budget Cuts

With Governor Chet Culver's 10% across the board cuts here in the state of Iowa, the Des Moines Public Schools have to cut 17.5 million dollars from their budget. Currently, among many other things to save money, only essential items are being purchased and the supervisors are the ones who get to decide if something is essential or not. This affects me directly due to the fact that my work computer is slowly dying. The battery inconsistently holds it's charge and despite being re-imaged over the summer, it continues to run slow. Before the announcement of the 10% cut, I was going to be ordered a new computer. Now, it is up to the supervisors to decide if it is essential or not. While I am hoping that a new computer will be declared essential, I won't be surprised if they say it is not.

However, I still have a job and will continue to have a job; for this I am truly grateful. So, if I don't get a new computer it won't be the end of the world. I will find ways to make it work and just pray that my computer doesn't die on me.