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Milpitas Unified studies cost-management plan, explores filling vacancies and new revenue streams
Summary
At a special study session the Milpitas Unified School District board reviewed a first-draft cost-management plan that uses hiring pipelines, contract reviews and expanded facilities use to trim a structural deficit; staff proposed filling paraprofessional vacancies (estimated savings ~ $415,000), studying an early-retirement incentive and launching a collaborative process before March.
The Milpitas Unified School District held a special board study session to review a draft cost-management plan aimed at closing a structural budget gap and preserving classroom staffing.
Superintendent Jordan told the board that prior policy choices and the end of one-time grant funding have exposed ongoing pressures, and that staff project near‑zero assigned general‑fund balances by the third projection year without changes. Jordan noted a prior decision to fund full‑time elementary assistant principals largely explains a significant portion of the structural shortfall and said the district values maintaining that staffing model.
The presentation outlined three parallel strategies: achieve savings, generate revenue and review potential reductions only as last resorts. On the savings side, staff urged routine review of vacant positions to determine whether duties can be redistributed or roles redesigned and cited an example of contract consolidation (switching to Google ReadAlong) that saved roughly $70,000.
Staff flagged benefits and…
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