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SLO County school district considers cutting classes

January 15, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

Expecting to spend $5 million more than it brings in this year, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is considering cutting transitional kindergarten classes at the end of this school year.

During a board meeting on Tuesday, the district reported that in three years at current spending levels it would fall below the required 3% in reserves. Fewer students resulting in less revenue along with escalating costs has led the board to consider cutting services.

While cutting transitional kindergarten is on the table, the district is also considering several other options including a hiring freeze.

The district is hosting community meetings on the proposed cuts a meeting on Jan. 15 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1500 Lizzie Street, Room J2, in San Luis Obispo; and on Jan. 22 from p.m. to 7 p.m at the Morro Bay High School theater.

On Feb. 4, the board of trustees will vote on the proposed cuts.

 


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As a former teacher and administrator, I found the most cost effective, and best way to promote and ensure good student responsibility and behavior, is to convert elementary schools to K-8. K-8 schools can expand and contract in size to flow with demand. Teachers, assistants, and resource personnel can be shared among grade levels. Students must maintain a higher level as their siblings attend the same school, and as older students participate in tutoring, big brother/sister programs, things like family competitions/activities (one student from each grade makes a “family”), and foster intra-district sports programs. K-8’s negate middle school and the negative effects therein (everyone knows it, but no one officially calls it out), and reduce district administrative staffing dramatically. Someday, our local districts will see the light and make the change. In the meantime, folks like me will be the criticized outliers who are “out of touch with reality”…


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Plenty of money for weapons for Israel and Ukraine. Not enough for the schools. What a bunch of s***.


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It all rolls downhill… we should demand so much more than we are getting…


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How about all the Administrators take a 25% pay cut. It’s for the kids.


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According to stats, administration size increased by around 80% and at the same time student population remained basically flat so along with the 25% compensation cut an at least 40% reduction in administration size is needed.


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I agree, but it wouldn’t take 25% with the salaries they have.


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If high paid administrators throughout the whole county who knows they make too much took a pay check they deserve, and if we stopped privatized schools, medical, legal, etc. we could be ok. If we stopped growth vs refine. Knowing we are close to capacity and NO young family can afford to live and work here. To buy a Tiny house at 1 Mil. Relying on crummy infrastructure, shitty politics. No. It’s going to be the next LA. Almost happened in Paso, Atascadero, SLO. Or we run out of water, and those Billionaires leave us and their Immigrant labor force.


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A “grade” between “grades”? Seems unnecessary on its face… Parents of children can certainly be held more responsible for getting their kids prepared for the next grade; no? It is in their best interest to do so anyways.


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