News Impacting CA School Districts Through February 26
Federal News
A coalition of education organizations and nearly 100 school districts has called on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to deny Gov. Schwarzenegger’s request for a waiver to cut K-12 spending as much as he proposes. If Duncan buys their argument, the governor would have to come up with an additional $850 million for schools.
In a proposed change to the No Child Left Behind law, the Obama administration would require states to adopt new academic standards to qualify for federal money from a $14 billion program that concentrates on impoverished students.
Sacramento News
The Legislative Analyst Office has released its fiscal analysis of the four propositions appearing on the June 8 primary ballot.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office has issued its analysis of the state’s education budget in two reports: The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education and Higher Education.
Reforming State and Local Governance
The Open Primary initiative which will be opposed by the Democratic and Republican parties will be on the June ballot. Considering both parties will be opposing it maybe enough reason to vote Yes to change things in Sacramento.
School District Impacts
Lake Elsinore
Members of the union that represents nonteaching personnel in the Lake Elsinore school district voted to reject a proposal to take a pay cut to help save jobs.
Bellflower
The Bellflower Unified School District plans to close a school, increase K-3 class sizes to 30:1 and have employees take unpaid furloughs next school year in an effort to trim about $9 million from its budget.
Sacramento City
The Sacramento City Unified School District is facing a $30 million deficit and are looking at increase class sizes from 25 to 30 students in kindergarten through third grade, trim adult education and eliminate all school counselors and psychologists.
Vista
The school board voted unanimously to eliminate more than 165 teaching positions, let go of 61 other teachers on temporary contracts and lay off 34 more part-time teachers to close a $18 million deficit.
San Francisco
More than 900 San Francisco schoolteachers, administrators and other staff members – nearly twice that of last year – are in line to receive layoff notices in the next few weeks as district officials prepare to cover a $113 million deficit.
Bassett
The school board voted to approve the layoff of 24 teachers and an additional 23 administrators may lose their jobs or be reassigned to other positions to address a $2.5 million deficit.
San Rafael
San Rafael school officials voted Monday to send layoff notices to 22 elementary and 15 high school district employees, including 26 teachers to address a $1.4 million deficit.
Poway
Angry teachers and others who work for the Poway Unified School District packed a special school board meeting at which trustees made an opening three-year contract offer that would reduce pay for all employees by a total of 7.5 percent to address a $24 million deficit.
Bakersfield
The school board approved a proposal to cut the equivalent of 120 full-time positions, mostly teachers, as it tries to close a $5.5 million cut from next year’s budget.
Stockton
Stockton Unified trustees voted to send layoff notices to 200 teachers to address a $28 million deficit.
Temecula
The Temecula Valley Unified School District board voted to approve eliminating 149 teaching positions to address a $26 million deficit.
Oceanside
The adminstration is recommending program reductions of more than $7 million by laying off employees and cutting programs as well as working with employee unions to negotiate nearly $12 million in savings by reducing salaries and benefits to address $19 million deficit.
Downey
The Downey Unified School District plans to increase class sizes in first through third grades and suspend some middle school sports programs to address a $5.5 million deficit.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana Unified trustees to eliminate up to 126 certificated jobs for the upcoming school year to address a $46.9 million deficit.
San Diego
To offset an anticipated $87.8 million deficit in next year’s $1.2 billion operating budget, the school board approved $63 million in tentative cuts. Negotiations continue with bargaining units.
Castro Valley
Staff is recommending increasing class sizes, eliminating athletic programs, and reducing the number of counselors on campus to address a $5.1 million deficit.
Rowland
The Rowland Unified School District may cut 43 teaching positions and enforce staff furloughs, pay cuts and a shorter work year in an attempt to close a $7 million deficit.
Upland
Upland Unified is considering an increase in K-3 class sizes from 24 students per class to 29 students per class to address a $15 million deficit.
San Juan
The San Juan Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to issue 605 layoff notices to address a $40 million deficit.
Chula Vista
To address a $15 million deficit, the Chula Vista Elementary School District is proposing an 8 percent, districtwide salary cut and may lay off up to 459 staffers.
Liberty Union High School
Everything from salary reductions and larger classes to layoffs of guidance counselors and librarians is on the chopping block as Liberty Union High School District trustees prepare to slash $3.8 million from next year’s budget.
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