To slash a projected deficit of $4.4 million, the South San Antonio ISD board might consider laying off staff, reducing pay, not filling vacancies or closing more schools. Superintendent Henry Yzaguirre emphasized those are options: “It could be one, it can be none."The South San Antonio Independent School District board of trustees came together during one of the most unified meetings in years Wednesday night, just in time to hear what it will take to slash an estimated $4.
Board members also set goals for student achievement and other priorities, the first time the current board has done so and potentially a sign that future board actions will focus more on student outcomes. Saavedra, who later was named conservator for South San, thanked Flores for apologizing while presenting a needs assessment charting the district’s path toward a return to local control.
“Your students and your community demand and deserve sustained governance, not just improvement but sustained,” he said.Tony Kingman, the district’s chief financial officer, presented a draft budget projection for next year that would slash the current $9.9 million deficit to $2.1 million, with savings from the closure of West Campus High School, changes to employee medical insurance and the use of all maintenance and tax notes.
Further savings could come from the sale or demolition of already closed campuses, which currently cost tens of thousands of dollars due to electricity and other costs.
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