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Poway Unified board unanimously approves notifications for certificated and classified staff reductions
Summary
The Poway Unified School District Board of Education on May 7 approved two resolutions to notify certificated and classified employees of non-reemployment or reassignments tied to state budget reductions and declining enrollment; officials said one certificated position is a true layoff while other affected employees retain reassignment or rehire rights.
Poway Unified School District’s Board of Education unanimously approved two resolutions on May 7 to notify certificated and classified employees of non-reemployment or reassignment due to state budget reductions and declining enrollment.
Associate Superintendent Griffith told the board the certificated resolution (56‑2026) is “in response to budgetary reductions indicated at the state level and the impact of declining enrollment.” The board approved the certificated resolution on a motion by Mr. Doerty, seconded by Mr. Chang.
Griffith said the certificated notices are the second step following an earlier board action and that the superintendent or his designate will issue the required notices to affected employees. When a board member asked whether any of the positions would be true layoffs, Griffith replied, “We have one employee that’s listed on the certificated … resolution that will not be reassigned. So, it’s one true layoff. The other employees … have rights to reassignments. In addition, some of the employees listed have also taken the SER and they will be placed on the 39‑month rehire as they will have reemployment rights as well.”
The board also approved Resolution 57‑2026 related to classified employees. Griffith described some classified changes as reductions in hours (for example, some ESS positions moving from six hours to three hours) and said other classified roles were site-funded positions eliminated by the site or positions funded by a foundation that were discontinued. In response to a question, Griffith identified the site-funded computer assistant position at one site and another position funded by a foundation (name as spoken in the transcript: “tiara beneda”).
Both resolutions were adopted unanimously. The clerk’s readout from the closed session also listed several certificated administrators by employee number who will be reassigned to classroom teaching assignments for which they are credentialed and qualified effective for the 2026–27 school year (employee numbers read aloud in closed session include 224880, 658228, 640972, 643413 and 624721). The board directed the superintendent or his designate to issue appropriate notices to those employees.
What the board said matters for staff rights and district operations: the actions trigger notification requirements under state law (Education Code section 44951) and shift some employees into reassignments or into the district’s rehire pool, while producing at least one immediate layoff among certificated staff. The board did not discuss any specific dollar amounts tied to the reductions.
Votes at a glance: • Resolution 56‑2026 (certificated non‑reemployment/reassignments): Passed unanimously. Motion by Mr. Doerty; second by Mr. Chang. • Resolution 57‑2026 (classified non‑reemployment/reductions): Passed unanimously. Motion by Miss Platsky; second by Miss Kubrett.
The board opened a public-comment period required for the special meeting but no members of the public signed up to speak. The meeting adjourned at about 6:24 p.m.
