board policy on independent studies<\/a>, specifically noting that students can get permission for any independent study program that lasts 15 school days or fewer.<\/p>\nCarlos Castillo, the district\u2019s chief academic officer, invited families to take advantage of short-term independent study if they anticipate absences. Castillo also referred to the district\u2019s School of Independent Study and Farber School of Online Learning.<\/p>\n
FUSD\u2019s chief financial officer, Patrick Jensen, told Fresnoland that the district has seen an impact from immigration enforcement, noting that it lost around 2.1% in average daily attendance (ADA) this past Friday compared to last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Jensen, this translates to a loss of around $115,000 from lost student attendance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s something that we monitor on a day-to-day basis, but yeah, attendance was down over just over 2% on Friday,\u201d Jensen said.<\/p>\n
Fresno schools cut 20 teacher positions<\/p>\n
Though not discussed during the board meeting due to being on the consent agenda, Wednesday\u2019s meeting agenda included revisions to the current school year budget, something Jensen says is typical for Fresno Unified\u2019s size and wallet.<\/p>\n
In total, there are $2.1 million in additional costs and adjustments of around $4.3 million to this year\u2019s budget, which includes a net reduction of 20 teacher positions offset by nine vacancies and decreased Special Education staffing for seven classrooms.<\/p>\n
Jensen said that there will not be any additional management positions added this fiscal year, but said management positions are being shuffled to accommodate budget cuts.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs those continue to increase, you’ll probably see a budget revision to reflect that energy costs, inflationary costs, and then position movements,\u201d Jensen said.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the district sold 2024 Measure H bonds and 2026 general obligation refunding bonds for $95.5 million on Sep. 3 for facility improvements, producing over $339 million in total orders from investors.<\/p>\n
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