Pink-slipped or want to support others?
In response to Shield's argument: "That the District currently employs 275 more full time equivalent (FTE) positions than it did in 2018, many of which are not classroom-based."
By title and department, what are these positions? [Asked 3/19/24]
Are they all in Educational Services? If not, why is only Educational Services being targeted? [Asked 3/19/24]
What number of the “new” positions are in educational services? [Asked 3/19/24]
Are some of the 275 "new positions" redirection of funds previously spent on other contracted services that came from outside the district, including outside consultants? [Asked 3/20/24]
Will eliminating the Educational Services positions balance the budget? [Asked 3/19/24]
Why didn’t the board consider taking a year to get to know the positions affected and explore more innovative budget cutting options before slashing 100s of jobs, even if that meant dipping into the reserves? [Asked 3/19/24]
In response to Shield's argument: "We have fewer students enrolled this year than in any year in decades."
To what does the board attribute the decline in enrollment? [Asked 3/19/24]
Will eliminating Educational Services jobs increase enrollment? [Asked 3/19/24]
In response to Shield's explanation: "With all of this in mind, I concluded that we needed to explore all of the Board’s options — including organizational restructuring — to ensure the District’s fiscal health into the future."
Organizational restructuring or Educational Services restructuring? Why are no other departments like HR, Business Services, ETS facing similar review for organizational restructuring when they are even farther removed from the classroom? [Asked 3/19/24]
What will happen to the staff displaced by the Educational Services team? [Asked 3/19/24]
Why did the Board/Superintendent make the Director Is, who were themselves laid off, layoff their teams? [Asked 3/19/24]
CSEA is holding a meeting to support members who have been pink-slipped. Is GEA going to host something similar for their members? [Asked 3/19/24]
What is the stance of the certificated union, Grossmont Education Association (GEA) about pink-slipping? [Asked 3/18/24]
I am re-reading the GUHSD playbook and a majority of the examples listed as evidence of our core values are programs or people that are on the chopping block. Will the playbook be re-written? [Asked 3/20/24]
Why are grant-funded positions being pink-slipped? [Asked 3/18/24]
If we are having budget issues, why did the board and the cabinet decide to cut Ed Services rather than just cut temp, Prob 1 and Prob 2 teachers? By cutting Ed Services, we are increasing the number of classroom teachers significantly with very few layoffs from that group. This will lead to significant teacher layoffs next year. [Asked 3/18/24]
Why are people who are specifically hand picked for these positions at risk? Why would you replace people who were purposely chosen for this job being removed? [Asked 3/18/24]
I would love to know who is taking my job, as I was bumped and am currently the lowest rung on the ladder. [Asked 3/18/24]
I know these are different budgets, but do we need to fortify our school campuses? That seems really costly. I like the fact that the community interacts with us here at GHHS, I do not want to turn this into some citadel. [Asked 3/18/24]
Why did the board authorize a "Declaration of Need" for qualified teachers, which anticipates difficulties in finding qualified teachers next year when we clearly have too many? [Asked 3/18/24]
Why did the board authorize a reduction to the requirements to be a classroom teacher so that teachers no longer need a major or minor in the subject they teach? [Asked 3/18/24]
When are board meeting recordings and minutes generally posted after meetings? [Asked 3/18/24; Responded 3/18/24]
We were told that meeting recordings are generally posted within a week after board meetings. The recording for the 3/12/24 board meeting has now been posted on 3/18/24 and is now available for viewing.