Akron Public Schools on Wednesday night took a step toward cutting $11 million next school year — including layoffs of paraprofessionals and elimination of dean positions — as the district attempts to close a growing budget gap.
The Finance and Capital Management Committee approved the resolution weeks after school board members in a full meeting initially rejected the issue. The resolution now moves to the Rules Committee on May 4 for further discussion before going back to the full board for final approval in the coming weeks.
Wednesday’s resolution, approved by committee chairperson Phil Montgomery and Nathan Jarosz (Committee member Gregory Harrison was absent), laid out reductions based on spending categories. It followed a discussion from an April 15 finance committee session where Superintendent Mary Outley shared plans to help balance the budget…