On March 13, the Gilroy Unified School District sent out letters
to about 50 employees informing them that their services
”
will no longer be required for the 2008-09 school year
”
as the district looks at ways to close the budget deficit.
This story also has a list of teachers scheduled to be laid
off.
On March 13, the Gilroy Unified School District sent out letters to about 50 employees informing them that their services “will no longer be required for the 2008-09 school year” as the district looks at ways to close the budget deficit.
In the end, using a set of “tie-breaking” criteria, the district narrowed its cut list to 20 employees, listed below. Should funds become available, some of these employees could be hired back on.
a story about the way the district delivered the layoffs and how they decided between employees.
List of teachers currently scheduled to be laid off
Certificated Employees, Current Work Site/Program
Marah Kuwada, 0.12 FTE Academic Coordinator
Alexan Zvart, 0.18 FTE Counselor
Dessie Zanger, 0.25 FTE Psychologist
Debra Hopf, Ascencion Solorsano Middle School
Billy Aguilar, Brownell Middle School
Jennifer Legris, Brownell Middle School
Kyra Lewis, Brownell Middle School
Adriana Torres, Counselor, Cal-SOAP Program
Claudia Valencia, Counselor, Cal-SOAP Program
Fabian Morales, Counselor, Cal-SOAP Program
Maria Cid-Castro, Counselor, Mt. Madonna
Jessica Chessani, Eliot Elementary School
Lindsey Ewing, Eliot Elementary School
Gayle Vinyard, Gilroy High School
Justin Ponzio, Gilroy High School
Alyson Nowalk, Itinerant Music Program
Christine Blewett, Itinerant Music Program
Maya Escadero, Mt. Madonna Continuation High School
Alexandra Laks, South Valley Middle School
Shawna Walker, South Valley Middle School
