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Board adopts precautionary classified‑services resolution as interim report shows multi‑year deficits
Summary
The El Monte City School District board approved Resolution 25–26–32 to begin reduction‑in‑classified‑services proceedings as administrators reported a positive second interim certification but projected multi‑year general‑fund deficits driven by declining enrollment and expiring one‑time revenues; the board also reviewed a $35 million Measure ME bond sale and $32 million in refinancing that produced voter savings.
The El Monte City School District Board of Education on March 9 approved a precautionary resolution to begin proceedings on reducing classified services while accepting a positive second interim financial certification and reviewing recent bond activity.
Board members voted 4–0 to adopt Resolution 25–26–32, a step the district described as necessary to meet legal timelines for potential layoffs amid fiscal uncertainty and Head Start program changes. The board discussed the requirement to issue March 15 notices if reductions proceed and emphasized efforts to seek alternatives that would preserve positions.
The decision followed public comments from classified employees who urged the board to exhaust alternatives before cutting positions. Maria Morgan, president of CSEA Chapter 10, told the board that classified staff ‘‘are essential to the district’’ and asked trustees to ‘‘carefully consider exploring every possible alternative available.’’
Administrators also presented the district's second…
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