DISTRICTS VOTE TO LET GO DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES.Byline: Susan Abram and Naush Boghossian Staff Writers Both the Glendale and Burbank school districts voted to lay off dozens of classified and certified personnel during two special meetings Monday. After a lengthy debate, the Burbank school board voted 5-0 to lay off 44 teachers, counselors and other certified personnel, in anticipation of a coming $4 million budget deficit. The Glendale school board also voted unanimously to eliminate 25 categorically funded positions and some grant-funded positions because of insufficient funds and the ending of some grants. The elimination of account and typist clerks and educational assistants will save $250,000 for the district. ``I'm voting for this with reluctance, pain and agony,'' said school board president Chuck Sambar sambar: see wapiti. . The district faces a $9 million budget shortfall in the following two years. In March, the district issued notices to 43 teachers. District officials said they would make every effort to place those who lost jobs in other positions within the district. ``We intend to find positions for them in the district vacated by resignations or retirement,'' Cathleen McMullen, 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. of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , told the crowd of about 40 classified employees and their supporters. ``We want to do everything we can to find positions for these people.'' Dvora Mayer, labor relations representative for the California School Employees Association The California School Employees Association (CSEA) is the largest classified school employees labor union in the United States. CSEA represents more than 230,000 public employees in California. , said the classified employees are frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. at the prospect of losing their jobs when the state budget has not been finalized See finalization. . ``They're frightened because when these people are unemployed ... they lose their livelihood, and the district doesn't want to see that.'' In Burbank, preliminary layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding notices have been sent to more than 250 classified personnel, but most were rescinded. ``It's the right thing to do when you have a fiduciary responsibility,'' said Burbank Schools Superintendent Gregory Bowman. ``We did not create these circumstances.'' |
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