Hundreds of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools jobs cut by vote amid ongoing effort to decrease $46 million deficit

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Hundreds of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools jobs were cut in a vote on Tuesday night.

Education officials voted 6-3 to cut 344 jobs.

The jobs cut and projected savings are listed below:

  • 36 Assistant Principal positions ($2,797,694.88)
  • 9 Assistant Principal positions from trade-ins ($750,648.03)
  • 11 Central Administration positions ($1,104,325.40)
  • 6 District-Based Licensed Staff ($445,846.62)
  • 33 District-Based Non-Instructional Support Positions ($1,662,677.41)
  • 52 School-Based Non-Instructional Support positions ($433,500)
  • 37.75 Testing Coordinator positions ($1,336,500.72)
  • 61.9 Exceptional Children Teacher ($3,081,725.32)
  • 97 Exceptional Children Teacher Assistants ($3,307,036.16)

Interim Superintendent Catty Moore made the formal presentation to the board regarding the reduction in force herself, explaining that the deficit of an estimated $46 million pertains to fiscal year 2024/2025…

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