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Rockland Unified approves preliminary layoff and release notices, adopts tie-break criteria
Summary
Trustees approved a series of personnel resolutions: notification of release for 10.934 FTE short-term classified employees, 18.7 FTE temporary certificated releases, reductions of classified services (3.3792 FTE) and certificated reductions (1.17 FTE); the board also adopted tie-breaking criteria for certificated RIFs.
At its March 5 meeting the Rockland Unified School District Board approved multiple personnel resolutions that begin the statutorily required notification process for short-term and temporary employees and for potential reductions in force.
Tony Limoges, associate superintendent for human resources, described the annual rightsizing process and cited Education Code sections that require preliminary notices be issued by March 15 and that final actions return to the board by May 7. Limoges said the recommended actions reflect enrollment fluctuations rather than targeted program cuts and emphasized staff's efforts to place affected employees in other roles where possible.
Resolutions approved included notification to release 10.934 FTE short-term classified employees (Education Code 45103), notification to release 18.7 FTE temporary certificated employees (Education Code 44954), a resolution to reduce classified school services by 3.3792 FTE (multiple Education Code citations), and a resolution authorizing reduction or elimination of particular kinds of certificated services representing 1.17 FTE under Education Code 44955. The board also adopted tie-breaking criteria to apply when certificated employees share identical seniority dates.
Trustees asked for clarification on timing and context; staff said the March notices are preliminary and that numbers commonly shrink between preliminary and final actions as vacancies occur. Limoges said the district has processes and communications in place with unions and staff to minimize dislocation and to convert temporary positions to probationary status when openings arise.
The board approved each resolution on roll-call votes. Limoges reminded the public that these are preliminary steps that provide districts maximum flexibility to meet financial obligations and that the final decisions will return to the board at the May 7 meeting.
Key figures and deadlines: preliminary notices to be delivered by March 15; final actions to be considered by the board on May 7, 2025.
