10 percent layoffs loom for school district
By Citizen staff
Last year, the Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) sent out 220 full-time employee (FTE) pink slips on March 3. Many employees, however, kept their positions as funds came from the state and other sources.
This year, with the district’s $42 million budget shortfall, 600 FTE pink slips will be sent out on March 15.
EGUSD Superintendent Dr. Steven Ladd’s staff and cabinet adjourned Friday afternoon after three days of meetings to cope with the ongoing financial crisis of their district.
The EGUSD administration had expected to make more adjustments in expenditures from another shortfall of $13 million from the state for the school year 2010-11. But last week it was announced there may be an additional $5 million funding loss.
How many more FTE pink slips will be issued is unknown.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal includes a negative .38-percent Cost Of Living Adjustment. That equates to another budget cut of about $24 per student for EGUSD for the 2010-2011 school year. The district has 60,000 students.
In addition, the governor’s budget further proposes a $1.5 billion cut to K-12. While his proposal indicates that the $1.5 billion would come out of school district administrative costs, financial experts agree that after years of budget reductions, the target of the cut will likely change.
In addition, the governor also proposed eliminating the sales tax on gasoline, and changing it
This year, with the district’s $42 million budget shortfall, 600 FTE pink slips will be sent out on March 15.
EGUSD Superintendent Dr. Steven Ladd’s staff and cabinet adjourned Friday afternoon after three days of meetings to cope with the ongoing financial crisis of their district.
The EGUSD administration had expected to make more adjustments in expenditures from another shortfall of $13 million from the state for the school year 2010-11. But last week it was announced there may be an additional $5 million funding loss.
How many more FTE pink slips will be issued is unknown.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal includes a negative .38-percent Cost Of Living Adjustment. That equates to another budget cut of about $24 per student for EGUSD for the 2010-2011 school year. The district has 60,000 students.
In addition, the governor’s budget further proposes a $1.5 billion cut to K-12. While his proposal indicates that the $1.5 billion would come out of school district administrative costs, financial experts agree that after years of budget reductions, the target of the cut will likely change.
In addition, the governor also proposed eliminating the sales tax on gasoline, and changing it