Schools
CHUH Staff Reduction Plan to Be Presented Tuesday
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools Board of Education will hear a proposal for staff cuts for the 2013-2014 school year at tonight's work session.
Updated, 2:45 p.m. Tuesday: Spokesperson Angee Shaker said that the Board will vote on teacher cuts tonight and on administrative cuts at its May 21 meeting.
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The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board will hear a plan to reduce staff and save money at tonight's meeting.
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The district announced April 9 that the cuts are necessary for the district due to uncertainty about state funding. The board must notify its staff by April 30 of any teacher layoffs.
The district expects to ask for 8.6 mills on the next operating levy in 2014. The current levy, passed in 2011, is for 6.9 mills.
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The district is also expected to ask for a bond issue to fund the district building restructuring — the Lay Facilities Master Plan — this November.
The board meets at 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education Building. Click here to see the agenda.
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