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Valley View board approves dismissal of certified staff after public outcry over cuts
Summary
After extensive public comment and a required public hearing, the Valley View CUSD 365U board voted to authorize the honorable dismissal of certified personnel for economic necessity, citing declining enrollment and funding shortfalls; the motion passed with one board member voting no.
President Pro Tem Campbell presided over the March 9, 2026, meeting of the Valley View CUSD 365U Board of Education where the board voted to authorize the honorable dismissal of certified personnel under resolution 2617, citing economic necessity.
Superintendent Dr. Wood told the board the district faces falling enrollment, the loss of pandemic-era ESSER funds and a drop in the corporate personal property replacement tax, contributing to a projected operating deficit. "We are enacting an economically necessary reduction in force ... to address declining student enrollment and rising salary and benefit costs which has outpaced revenues," Dr. Wood said, explaining the district also plans a 7% reduction in administrative staffing…
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