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San Francisco school board votes to issue March 15 layoff notices for 506 certificated staff amid $51 million shortfall
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education voted 7–0 to direct staff to issue precautionary March 15 notices to 506 certificated positions — 362 instructional staff and 144 administrators — as the district faces roughly $51 million in reductions over 16 months; the board urged city officials to release more rainy‑day funds and scheduled layoff hearings in April.
The San Francisco Board of Education on Feb. 24 voted unanimously to direct staff to issue March 15 precautionary notices to certificated employees as part of a statutorily required layoff process.
Superintendent Garcia told the board the district faces reductions of about $51,000,000 over the next 16 months, including an immediate mid‑year gap of roughly $22,000,000 and a projected $29,000,000 shortfall for the 2009–10 school year. "Tonight, this evening, an item on the agenda is to send out layoff notices or, or pink slips to, you know, 506 people in our school district," he said during opening remarks, describing the scale of the action the board would consider.
Under the staff recommendation the March 15 notices would affect 362 instructional certificated positions and 144…
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