Unions, teachers and parents demand transparency as Santa Rosa district faces possible state receivership

Classified employees, teachers and dozens of parents and students told the Santa Rosa City School Board on Oct. 22 that the district must publish clear, line‑item numbers showing how it will close a multimillion‑dollar gap and avoid state receivership.

At the meeting the California School Employees Association (CSEA) local president said members representing roughly 650 classified staff are “living this budget crisis every day” and demanded a transparent “thermometer” showing where $3–5 million needed by March, or $15–18 million by June, would come from. The union representative asked the board to publish savings projections from proposed cuts — including campus closures, merged sites and reduced classified positions — and to audit service contracts before making further layoffs.

Why it matters: Sonoma County Office of Education…