Posted in Letters to Editor, Schools, tagged Jill Young, SVUSD Budget, Teacher Pay Cuts on March 17, 2009| 7 Comments »
I can’t believe that they [City Council] suggested that SVUSD teacher pay should be cut by 4% while Ury, MacLean and Kelley recently voted to double their City pay and provide themselves lifetime medical benefits for a part time commitment. That is disgusting! Who are these leaders? They should be ashamed of themselves. We need them out ASAP!
Jill Young
Posted in Schools, tagged Mission Viejo News, O'Neill Elementary School, SVUSD Budget on March 11, 2009| 3 Comments »
Last night the SVUSD Trustees considered $10 million in cuts for next year, but only took action to close O’Neill Elementary School. In January the Board voted 3-2 to keep Mission Viejo’s oldest school open, but on Tuesday evening reversed the previous action 4-1. Only Trustee Dore Gilbert continued to support O’Neill.
The District will now work on redrawing boundaries for other elementary schools within the area, so the current O’Neill students can be reassigned for next school year.
Although about 150 pink slips will be issued in the District, none of the possible layoffs will be final until the Board completes its budget work over the next couple months. Hundreds of parents attended the meeting to prevent cutbacks of teachers, academic programs, sports programs, and busing, but no definitive actions were taken by the Board.
Mission Viejo Dispatch 