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Parents, staff and community urge board to protect frontline positions, oppose $8.5M deficit cuts
Summary
Forty‑two public speakers — including parents, staff and community members — told the Board that proposed $8.5 million cuts to social workers, campus monitors, health aides and teachers would harm safety and student learning and called for greater fiscal transparency.
Public comment at the June 2 meeting began at 4:35 p.m. The meeting minutes record 42 participants (25 in person and 16 via email) and state that the overwhelming majority of remarks opposed the proposed $8.5 million deficit reduction plan. Speakers identified potential cuts to social workers, campus monitors, health aides and classroom teachers as priorities that should be protected.
Commenters warned those staffing reductions would increase safety and liability risks and damage foundational literacy instruction and special education services. Multiple speakers urged trustees to shift fiscal reductions away from frontline personnel and toward administrative overhead and to provide more detailed fiscal transparency about salary history and budget assumptions before approving large cuts.
