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Antioch Unified board fails to adopt proposed $18 million in budget cuts; layoffs unresolved
Summary
At its May 6 meeting the Antioch Unified School District board debated staff recommendations to close a roughly $32 million structural deficit with about $18 million in reductions; after presentations and public comment the board failed to adopt the package and related layoff resolutions in a series of 3–2 roll-call votes.
The Antioch Unified School District Board of Education met on May 6 and declined to adopt staff’s proposed budget reductions intended to address a reported $32 million structural deficit.
Director of Fiscal Services Mia Conoco presented staff’s recommended package for fiscal 2026–27, describing roughly $18.7 million in candidate reductions and identifying an $18,000,759.69 package the district placed before the board. The plan would have reduced certificated costs (about $9.7 million), classified staffing (about $7.6 million), shifted roughly $666,000 of positions to Fund 21 (bond/building funds) and trimmed about $600,000 in non‑payroll expenses. Superintendent Dr. Darnice R. Williams said the Contra Costa County Office of Education had downgraded the district first to qualified and…
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