(Photo: San Diego’s new school superintendent Terry Grier meets with school officials after a community breakfast. Ana Tintocalis/KPBS )
San Diego's new superintendent says the school district now stands to lose up to $80 million dollars in state funding due to the Governor's proposed budget cuts. He says that means layoffs, program cuts and a lean central staff. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.
Terry Grier addressed the district's top administrators, principals and community leaders at a convention hall in Mission Valley. School officials and parents say what he dicussed wasn't so pleasant. Grier says the district could lose up to $80 million next school year. He says that means everyone from administrators to custodians will get laid off.
Grier: People who think you're going to balance a budget by cutting out $78 million to $80 million dollars without cutting staff, they're not being real. These cuts are going to be painful to some people.
Personnel and benefits makes up more than 75 percent of the district's $2 billion budget. Grier also met with district staffers for the first time today to discuss budget priorities and cuts. He begins his term on March 24th.
Ana Tintocalis, KPBS News.
