Carlsbad School District to Send 100 'Final' Layoff Notices
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 15:00 CDT
By North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
May 9--CARLSBAD ---- Carlsbad Unified School District trustees voted unanimously Thursday to send "final" layoff notices to 100 educators, including teachers and counselors.
Those educators are 54 elementary school teachers, 34 middle and high school teachers, six counselors, five special education teachers and a nurse. They were selected based on seniority and what type of teaching credential they have.
School officials have said they hope they don't have to let the 100 people go, but may have to at least lay off some of them as a way to deal with budget cuts expected from the state.
"This is one of the most difficult things to have to do," Trustee Nicole Pappas said. "I was sick to my stomach last night looking through this one last time."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has recommended cuts to most public agencies in response to a budget deficit that's expected to be a shortfall of between $16 billion and $20 billion next year.
Carlsbad Unified officials have said they expect to have to trim $4.5 million from the roughly $80 million they planned to spend next school year.
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