Politics & Government
Piedmont School Board Looks at Cutting Four Classified Positions
Resolution is on Wednesday evening agenda for the board.
The Piedmont school board faces a resolution Wednesday to reduce or discontinue four full-time equivalent classified positions as it continues to tighten the budget in anticipation of revenue bad news from Sacramento.
The Piedmont Unified School District board meets in a closed session at 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss negotiations with employees' unions, with the open session due to begin at 7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers, 120 Vista Ave., Piedmont.
The reduced positions include an attendance secretary, counseling secretary and library aide at Piedmont High and a library aide at Piedmont Middle School.
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By district and state rules, 45 days’ notice is required for possible layoff actions for classified staff.
The district has been sharpening pencils trying to close.
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The district expects soon to get some state guidance in the form of the governor’s “May Revise,” with mid-year adjustments in revenue projects and formulas. The school board is due to adopt a 2011-12 budget on June 22. Typically, this will be based on a projected state budget and require adjustment after the state finalizes its budget.
The board’s multi-year project contemplates the 2010-11 budget of $29.75 million in expenditures, dropping slightly to $28.97 million in 2011-12 and back up to $29.35 million the following year.
