Vallejo school district facing $5M in budget cuts
The Vallejo City Unified School District is planning to cut $5 million, including $4.1 million in staff and educator positions, from the coming year’s budget in an attempt to alleviate this years’ budget deficit.
While the cuts are expected to be made through attrition and not layoffs, California School Employees Association Chapter 199 second vice president Nikki Arenal expressed concerns about workers who may be vulnerable to additional rounds of cuts.
"Though we recognize, and are relieved, that these proposed reductions do not have an immediate impact on our existing unit members employee status, we are left wondering what this can mean for our site safety supervisors and paraeducators in the future, and most importantly how it can affect our students who rely on them for support and safety in our schools," Arenal said.