Next month, Los Angeles Unified School District leaders will vote on layoffs at central offices and school sites as part of a plan to save $1.4 billion over the next two years.
The district’s fiscal stabilization plan outlines the categories where layoffs are likely: central office ($150 million), unfunded positions ($60 million) and the Student Equity Needs Index, or “SENI,” ($99 million), which supports schools with higher-need students. District staff said the exact number and types of positions targeted will be provided to the board in the coming weeks.
“It is not a forgone conclusion that people will lose jobs,” said Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. For example, he said staff may be reassigned to vacant positions or given the opportunity to transfer to another school…