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Oregon City School District teachers to vote on cutting three days, ending classes next week | OregonLive.com

Oregon City School District teachers to vote on cutting three days, ending classes next week | OregonLive.com

Oregon City School District teachers to vote on cutting three days, ending classes next week

By Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian

June 03, 2010, 2:40PM
The Oregon City School District plans to end school three days early, if the district's two employee unions agree.

Union members will vote on the proposal Friday, and the district has scheduled a meeting Monday to approve the plan. If the days are cut, the school year will end June 11 rather than June 16, and eighth-grade graduation ceremonies will move to June 10.

The proposed cuts come in response to state's latest revenue projections, which will require the district to cut an additional $3 million from next year's budget. The proposed reduction in school days this year would save $600,000 of that amount.

Other school districts have taken on