Cerritos : $3-Million Shortfall May Trigger ABC School Layoffs
Facing a $3-million shortfall for the 1993-94 school year, ABC Unified School District officials are considering employee layoffs, reduced campus budgets and the elimination of junior high athletics programs to balance their budget.
In February, the school board approved $5.9 million in cuts that increased class sizes, reduced library and nursing services and eliminated pool and gym attendants.
But last month the district learned it would lose $1.8 million in state grants, and officials now expect higher county fees and other expenditures to increase next year’s deficit to $3 million.
The school board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at district headquarters, 16700 S. Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, to vote on the new cuts. Board members will consider laying off 22 non-teaching employees, including custodians and maintenance workers.
Campus budgets, which pay for books, computer labs and maintenance work, could be reduced by 25%. And a controversial $68,000 cutback could abolish after-school junior high sports.
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