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Atlanta school district will eliminate some staff positions - but actually add more teachers - in order to accommodate its upcoming budget.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools has proposed a $2 billion budget for the 2010 fiscal year, which will help the district meet the needs of more students and school construction. Although there has been a reduction in local funding, the budget is a 5.4 percent increase. The general fund will decrease by 1.1 percent, or $14.5 million, according to an article by the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Because of the new budget, class sizes are expected to increase, but some staff positions will be eliminated and other cost-saving measures will have to be taken. Overall, 330 positions will be eliminated, but those teachers will be moved to other openings. An additional 225 school administrative and support
jobs also will be added.
“It does not require us to lay off any teachers,” Rick Cost, Gwinnett County Schools’ chief financial officer, said in the article. “It has required us to move teachers around to different spots. We will actually end up hiring some folks despite the reductions.”
Other school districts in the metro Atlanta area have had to lay off some staff and consider shutting down or merging schools because of budget shortfalls.
Marietta City Schools recently cut 19 full-time teachers, 21 part-time teachers and 23 parapros.
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