SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond says he needs "bargaining concessions from the unions," otherwise teacher layoffs will be unavoidable in order to close a projected deficit of $28 million to 30 million.
Raymond appeared on Wednesday's Live Online at 11 a.m. with News10's Sharon Ito.
The district is currently in the process of soliciting community input on budget and school priorities through a pair of online surveys. Raymond said the feedback he hears most often from parents is the need for small class sizes.
Raymond said some class sizes have had to increase as a result of budget cuts. He said class size increases, furloughs and benefits cuts are all on the table, but one proposal he'd like to avoid is the closure of any more schools.