80 TEACHERS TO GET LAYOFF NOTICES GLENDALE DISTRICT WARNS OF POTENTIAL JOB CUTS.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer GLENDALE - About 80 teachers - more than 5 percent of those on staff in the Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. - will be notified over the next month that they may be laid off, Superintendent Jim Brown
James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. said Thursday. The step comes after months of worry over Gov. Gray Davis' proposed budget cuts in light of a $34.6 billion projected state deficit. ``We are hopeful that we will not have to take action on these notices, but we just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet,'' Brown said. ``Right now, there are no signs that this is going to go away.'' GUSD GUSD Glendale Unified School District (California) , which has about 1,300 teachers on staff, could be forced to cut as much as $10 million - or 5 percent of the district's $200 million general fund - money mainly spent on personnel, Brown said. GUSD's targeted cutback cut·back n. 1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" New York Times. 2. areas will be announced at Tuesday's school board meeting. The layoffs will almost certainly result in bigger class sizes, said Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. Cathy McMullen, who is pushing for the state to give schools more leeway on class-size reduction. ``These layoff announcements will give the district maximum flexibility depending on what the budget cuts turn out to be,'' said Glendale Unified spokesman Vic Pallos. Glendale and Burbank unified school districts A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. are required under state law to notify employees of potential contract terminations for the upcoming school year by March 15. Last year, GUSD did not send out any staff reduction notices. Burbank has not yet announced where the bulk of its cuts will be made. ``We are preparing our seniority list and we still need to identify the areas that we will be cutting ... we're also looking at management,'' said Burbank Superintendent Greg Bowman. Specific programs on Burbank's chopping block will be announced Thursday. The Glendale Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the district headquarters, 223 N. Jackson St., Glendale. The Burbank Board of Education will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. City Hall, 275 E. Olive St., Burbank. |
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