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As the state is looking for ways to fill budget holes, they are cutting funding for programs statewide. A number of cuts have come to education, leaving school districts across the state to find to operate with less money.
The Centennial School District cut $3.6 million from their annual budget at this week’s school board meeting. 39 teachers, 26 support staff and 2 administrators will not be returning to work at their schools in the fall, and currently, the district isn't sure who those people will be. The district cut the equivalent of 67.68 full time positions, or 8% of their staff.
The district will have to go over teacher contracts, licensures and more, while following state guidelines, to decide which staff will not be returning to work next year. They hope to have this process done by the beginning of April, and make a final decision at April's School Board meeting.
According to Dr. Daniel Bittman, Centennial's Director of Elementary and Secondary Schools, they were forced to make cuts because the state is sending less money, certain services are costing more with inflation, and enrollment is declining. |
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