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PYLUSD presents $8.5 million budget‑stabilization plan that targets staffing reductions
Summary
Interim assistant superintendent Joan Velasco outlined an $8.5 million package of reductions focused on personnel and non‑personnel savings; the plan would close vacant positions, eliminate roughly 37 FTE certificated classroom positions and reduce site budgets, projecting reserves to fall toward 13.1% in 2025‑26.
Interim Assistant Superintendent Joan Velasco presented the district’s budget‑stabilization plan at the April 8 board meeting, describing a package of personnel and non‑personnel reductions intended to reduce a portion of a previously identified $11.4 million gap.
Velasco told trustees the district had issued notices for 94 temporary teachers and expected about 30 retirements, creating vacancies that could be used to align staffing. She outlined proposed cuts to certificated support staff (about 47.5 FTE for roughly $2.5 million in savings) and certificated classroom teachers (about 37 FTE across elementary and secondary for over $4 million in savings). On…
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