The Berkeley Unified School District board approved the potential elimination or reduction in work for more than 120 classified employees within the district, as well as reassignment for 231 certificated employees.
The notices target service provider staff such as safety officers, afterschool supervisors and instructional specialists in art, athletics and drama. The majority of these employees are represented by the Berkeley Council of Classified Employees, which advocates for more than 600 nonteaching staff across Berkeley schools.
Daniel Brownson, a district employee and BCCE representative, said the notices were “even worse than (he) expected,” adding that the union was anticipating 70 to 80 layoffs as opposed to the more than 100 potential notices facing BCCE staff that are listed in the resolution…