School District Could Slash Up To 20 Percent Of Jobs
Anderson Community Schools Weigh Drastic Cuts
POSTED: 8:09 am EDT March 19, 2010
UPDATED: 8:17 am EDT March 19, 2010
ANDERSON, Ind. -- A central Indiana school district could see 20 percent of its jobs cut for next school year as it works to close a multimillion-dollar budget deficit.Anderson Community Schools superintendent Felix Chow said the number of teacher and other positions eliminated could "easily" surpass 200.Chow told The Herald Bulletin that layoff notices will be mailed next week to about 125 teachers.The jobs cuts come on top of a move consolidating the district's two high schools into one and closing four elementary schools.Chow said the district has little choice but to make drastic cuts as it faced a potential $22 million shortfall by 2011.In January, the board decided to close Highland High School, leaving Anderson High School as the only high school in a district that had three high schools years ago.The district's enrollment has declined to about 9,200 students from 10,400 five years ago.
Previous Stories:
- January 13, 2010: School Board Decides Which Of 2 High Schools To Close
- December 17, 2009: City Frets Over Which High School Will Close
- December 16, 2009: District Approves Plan To Close 5 Schools
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