The Chandler Unified School District is still trying to decide how to achieve a $12 million budget reduction for the next school year.
The governing board was initially considering a multi-part plan to cut more than 100 employees. Last week, the board approved about $10 million in cuts to proactively address declines in enrollment, but couldn’t decide how to trim the final $2 million.
That money was supposed to be made up by consolidating the number of tech and media specialist positions in the district. But that raised concerns from staff members like Ruth Mendoza, a media specialist at Chandler Traditional Academy – Freedom Campus…