Poway Unified School Board approves resolutions to eliminate 100 staff positions

Poway Unified School Board approves resolutions to eliminate 100 staff positions

With a 6-0 vote, the Poway Unified School District board unanimously approved to eliminate 100 positions, including special education, instructional assistants for English language learners, and student service assistants. The district said the cuts will help reduce expenditures by $10 million for the 2025-2026 school year. “We are the social and emotional support for schools and our position is being cut,” Lena Rosquete said. Rosquete is among …

Poway Unified School District board approves dozens of staff layoff notices

Staff at risk of losing their jobs at the end of the school year include counselors, special education staff and those who work with English language learners.

With a vote of 6 to 0, the board of the Poway Unified School District unanimously approved the removal of 100 positions, including special education, instruction assistants for English-language students as second language and student service assistants. The district stated that the cuts will help reduce spending by $10 million for the school year 2025-2026. “We are the social and emotional support of schools and we are cutting our post,” said Le…