Akron Public Schools this week announced a large-scale financial “reorganization” plan that calls for cutting 59 positions.
The board of education discussed the plan, which also includes reducing costs elsewhere through negotiating cheaper prices with vendors and cutting overtime use, during a Monday finance committee meeting.
Discussions on the 59 positions the district is seeking to cut are ongoing with each union, APS spokesperson Stacey Hodoh said in an email Wednesday. It’s not clear how many people will be laid off versus empty positions eliminated or people voluntarily retiring…