Pajaro Valley Unified School District Approves Layoff of 160 Positions

Pajaro Valley Unified School District approves layoff of 160 positions

The jobs being cut include 30 elementary school teaching roles, 10 middle school teachers and 15 counselors. In addition, cuts are being made within the special education department.

Pajaro Valley school board approves cutting 160 full-time positions.

After hours of deliberation in a packed meeting at Watsonville Civic Plaza, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved cutting nearly 160 full-time positions on Thursday, Dec. 11, impacting various departments including counseling, health and mental health,…

PVUSD trustees cut school employee, teacher positions

After the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Thursday night made sweeping cuts to 78 classified positions, newly appointed Board President Carol Turley cleared the room of roughly 50 people who had stayed through the hours-long meeting to speak on a subsequent decision to slash around 80 teacher positions. The classified layoffs included behavioral technicians and instructional assistants who work with general education…

Pajaro Valley school board votes to cut nearly 160 jobs, more than 40 in special education, during stormy meeting

In a marathon, chaotic session that ended with the room being cleared because of disruptions, Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees voted Thursday to cut 160 jobs in an effort to stay solvent and comply with California budget requirements. The post Pajaro Valley school board votes to cut nearly 160 jobs, more than 40 in special education, during stormy meeting appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.