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Redwood City superintendent outlines multi‑year budget reductions; parents urge protection for guest teachers, special‑ed and Mandarin supports
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Baker presented preliminary scenarios that identify roughly $6.3 million in multi-year savings and earlier-year reductions; parents and teachers pleaded at public comment to preserve guest teachers, special‑education staffing, counselors and Mandarin immersion supports.
Superintendent Dr. Baker presented the Redwood City School Districts preliminary "strategic resource alignment" scenarios at a special study session, saying the district must reduce ongoing spending after one‑time pandemic funds expired and because enrollment is projected to fall.
"More than 1,000 fewer students are projected by the year 2033–34," Dr. Baker told the board, framing the need to right‑size staff and services. The proposals shown in the committee spreadsheet include about $3.9 million of district‑office restructuring and roughly $2.5 million in school‑level adjustments identified so far; staff said the approach bundles vacancies, operational efficiencies and selective position changes rather than a strict 1:1 FTE elimination.
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