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Cobb Schools May Cut 350 Jobs
Staff and teaching reductions and furloughs may take place to help reduce a projected $62 million deficit for fiscal year 2013.
The Cobb County School District's projected fiscal year 2013 deficit is less than originally suggested, but the district could lay off as many as 350 employees, tag on more furlough days and increase class sizes according to The Marietta Daily Journal.
This week Chief Financial Officer Mike Addison reported to the school board that the $73 million deficit he told them about in October has been reduced to $62.4 million.
But in an effort to further reduce the budget shortfall, Addison suggested several cost-cutting measures. Among those, increasing class sizes by two; adding three more furlough days for a total of five; delaying a salary step increase; eliminating 50 media professional jobs and more.
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The budget report can be viewed here and see the MDJ story for full coverage of this week’s meeting, including an unsuccessful attempt by East Cobb board member David Banks to place the calendar issue back on the agenda for a vote at next week's board meeting.
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