Petaluma board hears pleas to keep fourth nurse and CTE coordinator as $2M in cuts proposed

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Trustees reviewed superintendent and budget advisory committee recommendations that would reduce roughly $2 million from the district budget, triggering public outcry over a proposed elimination of one full-time registered nurse and concerns about cutting the district's college-and-career coordinator.

Board members at the Petaluma City Schools meeting reviewed superintendent and Budget Advisory Committee recommendations to cut roughly $2,000,000 from the district's budget and scheduled a formal resolution on layoffs and reductions for the Feb. 25 board meeting. The budget plan as presented would eliminate a mix of classified, certificated and management positions and change funding sources for some mental-health staff.

The board, cabinet and the Budget Advisory Committee described the process as deliberative: the committee met four times and made decisions by supermajority on many items. Jason Sutter and Amanda (staff members) summarized the committee's work and the superintendent's recommendation. The proposal targeted positions including front-office support at McKinley/PACS, certain student-advisor roles, mechanic helpers, substitute allocations and a list of certificated and management positions. The package as presented aims to reduce about $2 million; some positions are identified as eligible for alternative or restricted…

Petaluma board hears pleas to keep fourth nurse and CTE coordinator as $2M in cuts proposed

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