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Martinez Unified hears strong public opposition as board weighs $2.9 million in proposed cuts
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and staff urged Martinez Unified trustees Jan. 26 to preserve school-based services — especially MTSS mental-health counselors and a college-and-career specialist — after district staff proposed roughly $2.9 million in reductions tied to declining enrollment and expiring one-time funds.
Martinez Unified School District trustees on Jan. 26 reviewed a proposed package of roughly $2.9 million in budget reductions that district staff said are needed to meet county reserve targets and respond to declining enrollment and expiring one-time funding.
The proposal, presented by district finance lead Andy Cannon, would pair approximately $1,000,000 in nonstaff reductions with $35,000 in administrative reductions, $511,000 in classified-staff savings and nearly $1.4 million in certificated reductions (about 9.3 full-time equivalents). Cannon told the board the district is aiming to maintain a 3% reserve over a three-year projection and that some one-time sources (including an anti-bias grant and other restricted funds) are expiring.
The spending plan includes a one-time transfer of $400,000 from an OPEB special reserve as a…
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