Following its announcement that some principals will transfer to new schools in the upcoming academic year, Peninsula School District is enacting involuntary transfers of 24 teachers, including some elementary STEM specialists.
Ashley Murphy, the district’s chief financial officer, explained the moves at a school board meeting on Tuesday, May 6, in response to community outcry.
Murphy said that for the third year in a row, the district must downsize to adjust to lower enrollment and state funding that doesn’t fully cover the district’s costs. Murphy projects a net decrease of $2.7 million in state funding for next year…