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PVPUSD board approves second interim budget, issues multiple personnel notices amid projected deficits
Summary
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District board approved a positive second interim certification and reported closed‑session actions issuing layoff, release and non‑reelection notices; staff said March 15 notices preserve flexibility while program reviews (technology aides and elementary music) continue amid declining enrollment and a projected multi‑year structural gap.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District board on March 11 approved the district's second interim budget certification and reported several personnel actions taken in closed session, including layoffs, releases and non‑reelection notices.
In open session the board voted 5–0 to approve the second interim report after a presentation from finance staff showing the district is deficit spending and that issuing March 15 notifications is required by state law to preserve the district's ability to make programmatic adjustments. “These decisions are never easy,” Superintendent Dr. Serrano said, explaining that notices do not guarantee a position will ultimately be reduced but are required to retain flexibility under Education Code timelines.
Finance staff told the board the second interim covers data through Jan. 31 and that the district is filing a positive certification while projecting an unrestricted structural deficit of roughly $1.4 million in the…
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