Sacramento City Unified enacts worst-case-scenario budget cuts
Published: Thursday, May. 17, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Fifteen months ago, Sacramento City Unified School District approved a worst-case-scenario budget that called for laying off 355 full-time teachers, principals, counselors and librarians, and cutting off sports, band, cheerleading, choir and drama. By June 1, 2011, however, the district got a reprieve because state income tax revenue spiked – blunting the cuts and letting sports and other activities survive.
Fast-forward to the current budget cycle.Last week – in a replay of what the board did in March 2011 – trustees voted to approve sending final pink slips to 395 of the district's certificated work force – primarily teachers, counselors and nurses. They also have sent pink slips for 301.4 classified employee positions, including bus drivers, maintenance workers and other support staff
Sacramento City Unified Budget Cuts
Published: Thursday, May. 17, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 4B
Sacramento City Unified School District made drastic cuts to reduce its budget deficit by $28 million, including:
• Laying off 395 certificated employees including counselors, nurses and teachers.
• Laying off 301.4 classified positions including custodians, bus drivers and other support staff.
• Not funding music teachers, counselors or librarians.
• Increasing class sizes.
• Reducing custodial staff by 50 percent.
• Reducing plant managers by 50 percent.
• Reducing funding to GATE Program (gifted and talented).
• Reducing career-themed classes.
• Eliminating physical education instructors at elementary schools.
• Not funding adult education.
• Eliminating co-curricular support - sports, yearbook, band.
• Cutting half the vice principals at secondary schools.
• Eliminating home-to-school transportation unless mandated.
Source: Sacramento City Unified