San Diego, CA
San Diego Unified plan would cut 438 jobs to shrink budget deficit
The San Diego Unified School District is planning to cut the equivalent of 438 jobs next school year spanning many sectors of the district, from elementary classrooms to special education to daily operations.
The reductions aim to help the district, which has more than 12,000 employees, bridge a roughly $94 million deficit in its unrestricted budget for next school year that district officials identified last month. More than 90 percent of the district’s unrestricted budget goes to staffing costs.
The school board will officially vote on the cuts at a meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St. in University Heights.
Under plans published ahead of the meeting, about 220 jobs that require education credentials would be cut, including 94 elementary teachers, 21 instructional coordinators, an additional 21 central office administrators, five vice principals and one principal.
The hundreds of other cuts would hit bus drivers, food service workers, family services assistants, front-office staff, administrative assistants, noon duty assistants, library assistants, special-education staff, behavior support specialists, maintenance workers, relief custodians, police officers, auditors, translators, human-resources staff and more.
The full list of affected positions is posted in the board agenda’s attachments.
Many staff members in those positions will get notices of potential layoffs by next week. Other jobs to be eliminated are already vacant, officials said.
The notices mean the district believes it must reduce or eliminate those positions for financial reasons. Not all staff members who are affected will necessarily be laid off. Some will be reassigned to other jobs in the district.
Employees will be notified of potential layoff or reassignment from Friday, March 8, through Wednesday, March 13, according to a district budget presentation. Layoffs will be made final before May 15.
District officials said they are trying to exhaust other options before laying off staff, including eliminating already-vacant positions when possible.
The district’s budget gap comes as federal COVID-19 relief funds are drying up this fall, the state faces a large budget deficit and the district’s enrollment continues to decline. San Diego Unified also raised its costs last year when it approved 15 percent employee raises.
Many other school districts in San Diego County also are in the midst of cutting positions, including Coronado Unified, Lakeside Union, Mountain Empire Unified and Chula Vista Elementary. ◆
CHULA VISTA (CNS) – The California Highway Patrol activated a Silver Alert today to help locate a 79-year-old woman last seen in Chula Vista.
Evangeline Rodriguez was last seen about 5:55 a.m. Thursday at Wildbrook Place and Woodspring Drive in Chula Vista. She is believed to be driving a white 2018 Honda CRV with California license plate 9JBS786.
Rodriguez is Hispanic, 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone who sees Rodriguez, or knows where she is, is urged to call 911.
The CHP activates a Silver Alert when an elderly or developmentally or cognitively impaired person is missing and determined to be at risk. It is
hoped providing immediate information to the public will aid in their swift
recovery.
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Jim Dutton, local bestselling author, will discuss his legal thriller Path to Revenge at an in-person meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 23. hosted by Del Mar Community Connections Page Turners. The meeting will be held at St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 334 14th St. in Del Mar. The discussion occurs in partnership with the Del Mar branch library. Registration is required. DMCC has reserved a limited number of complimentary copies of the novel for 92014 residents who want to get in on the discussion.
Revenge is a dish best served cold, and in this explosive sequel, it’s lethal. Path to Revenge is a gripping psychological legal thriller that dives into government corruption, internal affairs investigations, and grand jury drama. Haunted by his past and driven by a relentless need for justice, Nick Drummond finds himself torn apart by an organized crime vendetta and his actions to bury the truth. If you love unreliable heroes, hard-boiled detectives, and high-stakes litigation, this is your next binge-worthy read, a news release states.
Dutton was a career prosecutor in California. National television shows 48 Hours, Cold Case, and Forensic Files have featured his murder trials. He prosecuted numerous child molestation and rape cases. He was the chief of the California Attorney General’s Money Laundering Program for 20 years and testified before the U.S. Congress several times on that subject. Dutton was the representative for human trafficking for the San Diego-based California Attorney General’s Office and incorporated a human trafficking analysis in his Money Laundering Manual for law enforcement, the news release stated.
Dutton is an avid outdoorsman, photographer, and traveler. He has written numerous travel and legal articles over the years. He lives with his wife, two sons, and their incorrigible, skunk-seeking dog, Wylie Coyote, in Del Mar.
Del Mar Community Connections (DMCC) is an independent 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to support and serve the older adults of Del Mar so that they may age independently at home. DMCC helps seniors live active, vibrant lives by providing transportation, education, and social activities, including cultural discussions like Page Turners. Those interested in attending the discussion will find the registration link at www.dmcc.cc/PageTurnersRegistration, or call the DMCC office at (858) 792-7565 to receive assistance.
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