On Tuesday, the Redlands school board voted to start the pink slip process for 138 jobs. Superintendent Juan Cabral described the long list as the “worst case scenario” and said the vote was not a guarantee that all jobs would be cut.
The proposed cuts will impact both classified and certificated employees from teachers to counselors to paraprofessionals. District office staff cite budgetary restraints and declining student enrollment as the cause for the job cuts. Redlands Unified School District is facing a $17 million deficit. The proposed list of cuts equals some $15 million, according to Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Jason Hill.
According to Redlands Teachers’ Association President Stephen Caperton, 100% of elementary PE teachers, elementary library paraprofessionals and teachers on assignment would be cut. Some 66% of LVNs and 45% of assistant principals would also be cut…