Amador County – The Amador County Unified School District board of trustees this week will consider approval of layoff notices for the equivalent of 9.83 full time positions next school year.

The board will consider reducing its certificated staff by a recommended seven full time positions for the 2011-2012 school year, due to a drop in enrollment; and will also consider layoff notices to four other part-time certificated employees, who work the hours totaling 2.83 full time equivalent.

The board meets Wednesday and its agenda includes a resolution for the “intention to dismiss certificated employees of certain particular kinds of certificated services and for declining average daily attendance for the 2011-2012 school year.”

Nina Neville, executive director of personnel, in a report to the board said that “based upon the reduction or discontinuance of the particular kinds of services and declining average daily attendance,” it “will be necessary to decrease the number of certificated employees in the district by the equivalent of seven full-time positions” for next school year.

Neville recommended the actions, saying “timelines must be met to initiate and pursue procedures for this reduction” and /or “discontinuance of services.” State code required written notification of layoffs no later than March 15, for layoffs of the ensuing year.

A resolution lists one full time equivalent agriculture teaching position for potential elimination, along with two “opportunity teachers,” two “intervention teachers” and two “elementary teachers.”

The board will also consider a resolution to “release temporary certificated employees,” giving notice of release to “any temporary certificated employee who has served during one school year for 75 percent of the days school is in session.” The resolution, in part, stated that “there are four temporary certificated employees,” working 2.83 full time equivalent positions, who fall under that distinction.

Altogether, the 9.83 full time equivalent employees would be notified of layoffs if the resolutions are approved.

A closed session to be held at the beginning of the meeting Wednesday includes a possible conference with negotiations representatives. District negotiators, Superintendent Dick Glock and Executive Director of Personnel Nina Neville are scheduled to meet with two employee organizations, Amador County Teachers Association, and the California School Employees Association. The board in closed session will also consider two expulsion cases, and six existing cases of litigation against the district.

The board meets in closed session starting 5:30 p.m., and the regular session starts at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, at the county admin building, 800 Court Street in Jackson.

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