The Dublin Unified School District cut $6.3 million from its budget in February, eliminating about 30 jobs—including 13 teaching positions, five custodians, assistant principals, technicians and secretaries—with the cuts taking effect July 1. Union president Karen Pagan-Chamberlain said employees reported stress, low morale and communication problems on the first day of school, citing shortages in custodial care, ongoing breakdowns in child nutrition and increasing leadership expectations that classified and certificated staff 'pick up the slack' without necessary resources or support. Pagan-Chamberlain said these conditions are creating early burnout and an undeniable impact on employee morale. Superintendent Chris Funk called her comments unfair and an over-exaggeration, while several district staffers and an anonymous custodian described clear effects of the budget cuts and struggles to find coverage. School board president Kristin Speck did not respond to a request for comment.
We begin this year with a shortage in our custodial care, ongoing breakdowns in nutrition from the child nutrition department, and increasing expectations from leadership that both classified and certificated staff pick up the slack,' without the necessary resources or support, Pagan-Chamberlain said at the board's Aug. 12 meeting. This is creating stress already, early burnout and an undeniable impact on employee morale.
In an interview last week, district Superintendent Chris Funk called Pagan-Chamberlain's comments unfair and an over-exaggeration. It was a loaded comment that kind of spanned the globe, Funk said. I'm not going to put any words in her mouth, but to say people already have burnout the first week of school, I mean come on. But several district staffers told this news organization that the effects of the district's budget cuts are clear.
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