{"id":192103,"date":"2026-02-24T23:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192103\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:37:08","slug":"potential-fresno-unified-layoffs-include-teachers-spanish-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192103\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Fresno Unified layoffs include teachers, Spanish-speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\tWhat’s at stake?<\/p>\n

More than 250 Fresno Unified jobs are on the line Wednesday at the Feb. 25 Fresno Unified school board meeting. California\u2019s third largest school district has a projected $59 million deficit for the coming 2026-27 school year. As of Tuesday afternoon, it\u2019s unclear how much the district would save if the layoffs get approved.<\/p>\n

More than 250 jobs \u2014 including teachers \u2014- could face the chopping block this week as the Fresno Unified Board of Education grapples with a multi-million dollar budget deficit.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the board will consider whether to reduce, discontinue or eliminate<\/a> 190 full-time equivalent positions for classified employees. It\u2019s unclear if that figure includes another 63.94 classified vacancies that are also on the chopping block.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 25, the Fresno Unified school board will also consider whether to terminate<\/a> 84 full-time equivalent positions for certificated employees, which includes 19 preschool teachers, among other classroom jobs.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t immediately clear how much money the district expects to save if the cuts are approved. Fresnoland reached out to Fresno Unified, SEIU Local 521 and the Fresno Teacher Association, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Union leaders have urged the district to find the money elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cFUSD can and should avoid balancing its budget off its already lowest-paid workers, who have long held the foundation of the educational structure in Fresno\u2019s schools,\u201d said Debbie Acosta, FUSD Chapter President for SEIU, via email last week. \u201cNow is the time to fix what is broken and tap into reserves to invest in what works. Making the right choices now will protect students and staff during a time it is needed the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

The potential job and pay cuts have been particularly hard to swallow in recent weeks after the Board of Trustees doubled their own take-home pay ahead of budget talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Classified jobs on the chopping block include paraprofessionals, managers and school and community liaisons.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Home\/School Spanish liaisons would bear the brunt of job cuts, with the equivalent of 42 full-time positions proposed to be eliminated.<\/p>\n

For certificated employees, 19 pre-school teachers, 22 school counselors and multiple administrative positions are just some of the several positions that were identified for elimination.<\/p>\n

For classified positions, the resolution notes the reason for the reductions or eliminations as \u201clack of work and\/or lack of funds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

These reductions or eliminations, if approved, would go into effect on June 30.<\/p>\n

The resolution for certificated positions notes that the reductions were \u201cnot based upon a reduction of average daily-attendance during the past two years.\u201d Instead, the resolution simply states that the reductions are in the best interest of the district, its schools and students.<\/p>\n

Reductions for classified positions also include reductions to the amount of hours per position, ranging from reductions of one to twelve hours.<\/p>\n

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