Amador County – The Amador County Unified School District Board voted unanimously on Wednesday not to reemploy some certificated employees for the 2010-2011 school year based upon budget reductions and a decline in attendance. The equivalent of 12.83 full-time positions will be discontinued in subjects mainly considered to be extracurricular or oriented to a specific skill-set. Possible courses for elimination or reduction include agriculture, art, auto mechanics and business. The matter of the reductions was put before an Administrative Law Judge in a hearing last month. Judge Karen J. Brandt concluded that cause exists to reduce these positions “due to a reduction or elimination of particular kinds of services and/or due to a decline in the average attendance in all schools in the District for the first six months in which school was in session for the current year.” The reductions are expected to save the district approximately $785,097. During public comment on the matter at a meeting last month, Amador County Agricultural Commissioner Mike Boitano urged the board to reconsider eliminating courses “essential to the history and future” of Amador County. “For those kids who aren’t going on to college, these classes are needed to give these kids a chance to become productive citizens,” he said. Board President Karl Knobelauch said he was saddened by the fact that they were even having this conversation, and he never thought he would be “presiding over such a wholesale dismantling of our education system.” He called it a “very sad place the State of California has brought us to.” Board member Pat Miller noted Wednesday he is “personally apprehensive about eliminating these programs in one fell swoop.” He said “all programs are just as important across the board.” The ACUSD has been forced into finding ways to close its budget gap. The State Department of Education predicts another $5.6 million is expected to be added to the difference between projected versus actual funding for Amador County education in 2010-2011, increasing the total reduction in funds to $13.9 million. The approved resolution authorizes Superintendent Dick Glock or a designee of his choosing to notify the certificated employees that their service will no longer be required for the ensuing school year. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 11 June 2010 06:16
ACUSD Board Vote Discontinues Nearly 13 Full-Time Positions
Amador County – The Amador County Unified School District Board voted unanimously on Wednesday not to reemploy some certificated employees for the 2010-2011 school year based upon budget reductions and a decline in attendance. The equivalent of 12.83 full-time positions will be discontinued in subjects mainly considered to be extracurricular or oriented to a specific skill-set. Possible courses for elimination or reduction include agriculture, art, auto mechanics and business. The matter of the reductions was put before an Administrative Law Judge in a hearing last month. Judge Karen J. Brandt concluded that cause exists to reduce these positions “due to a reduction or elimination of particular kinds of services and/or due to a decline in the average attendance in all schools in the District for the first six months in which school was in session for the current year.” The reductions are expected to save the district approximately $785,097. During public comment on the matter at a meeting last month, Amador County Agricultural Commissioner Mike Boitano urged the board to reconsider eliminating courses “essential to the history and future” of Amador County. “For those kids who aren’t going on to college, these classes are needed to give these kids a chance to become productive citizens,” he said. Board President Karl Knobelauch said he was saddened by the fact that they were even having this conversation, and he never thought he would be “presiding over such a wholesale dismantling of our education system.” He called it a “very sad place the State of California has brought us to.” Board member Pat Miller noted Wednesday he is “personally apprehensive about eliminating these programs in one fell swoop.” He said “all programs are just as important across the board.” The ACUSD has been forced into finding ways to close its budget gap. The State Department of Education predicts another $5.6 million is expected to be added to the difference between projected versus actual funding for Amador County education in 2010-2011, increasing the total reduction in funds to $13.9 million. The approved resolution authorizes Superintendent Dick Glock or a designee of his choosing to notify the certificated employees that their service will no longer be required for the ensuing school year. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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