"The list of proposed cuts would be insulting and an abuse of trust to this community, JuNelle Harris, a Livermore resident and mother to a second grade student, told the board Tuesday night. She urged the school board to first hold wider discussions with parents, calling any immediate decision completely inappropriate and one that would cause tremendous damage to students."
"It's not a snap judgement to be made, Harris said in an interview at Tuesday's meeting. They don't have a clear methodology. They're very low on data All we've gotten are these vague spreadsheets."
"Board Trustee Craig Bueno said it would be grossly unfair for the board to approve a list of cuts Tuesday night, the same night they voted to approve a new tentative labor agreement with the Livermore Education Association that will cost the district over $13 million through the next two years. The agreement with the teachers' union included a me too clause that secures the same compensation adjustments for the district's other labor unions. Bueno said it would not be right for the district to approve raises for its employees the same night it approves closing the schools they work at."
Dozens of parents, teachers and residents packed the Livermore Valley Unified School District Board meeting to oppose a proposal to close two elementary schools to address a $16 million budget deficit. The proposed reductions total $14.8 million next school year and $1.5 million the following year and could jeopardize more than 100 jobs. More than 30 speakers addressed the standing-room-only crowd. The board voted unanimously to table the discussion and revisit it later. The district has not yet identified which elementary schools could face closure. Community members criticized the process as premature and lacking data.
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