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Hacienda La Puente Unified board approves management reductions and certifies interim budget amid warnings of a multi‑year shortfall
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate over dwindling reserves, the board approved resolutions to cut several management positions and certified the district's second interim financial report; trustees and union leaders warned of long-term deficits and the human impact of cuts.
The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education voted March 13 to approve resolutions trimming classified and certificated management positions and to certify the district's 2024–25 second interim financial report, measures board members said were necessary amid worsening budget projections.
The moves followed more than two hours of public comment and internal debate about dwindling reserves and program priorities. “We are facing 65,000,000 in deficit spending by June 2027,” community member Leticia Covarrubias told the board, citing figures presented…
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