23-0546A Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2223-0185A - Classified Employees Reduction in Force Due to Lack of Funds and/or Lack of Work (2023/24 Fiscal Year)
No cuts, no mergers! As an Oakland resident I deeply oppose any attempt by the board to implement an austerity budget on the backs of workers who have sacrificed so much throughout the pandemic. There is no need for a hiring freeze or to pit workers against each other. OUSD has a bloated management and administration budget and underpaid workers compared to all surrounding school districts and any cuts should come straight from the bloated budget for administration and management. I urge the board to vote no
Has the district done everything to avoid cutting these position including looking at Grant funds from Community Schools Grants of $66 million, other funding sources. ? Andre Spearman, SEIU 1021
Even if the District adds some "chops from the top," sacrificing a few token admin jobs, it does not justify cutting essential services and workers. Justifying the layoff of classified workers supposedly as a tradeoff for increasing increase teachers' pay is the same old disgusting divide-and-conquer politics we've seen in OUSD for decades. Board directors who stand with OUSD's students and workers must stand firm and vote no!
No cuts, no mergers! As an Oakland resident I deeply oppose any attempt by the board to implement an austerity budget on the backs of workers who have sacrificed so much throughout the pandemic. There is no need for a hiring freeze or to pit workers against each other. OUSD has a bloated management and administration budget and underpaid workers compared to all surrounding school districts and any cuts should come straight from the bloated budget for administration and management. I urge the board to vote no
Chop from the top! No mergers, no cuts. Teachers deserve a cost of living adjustment. Keep teachers in Oakland!
- D4 resident
Has the district done everything to avoid cutting these position including looking at Grant funds from Community Schools Grants of $66 million, other funding sources. ? Andre Spearman, SEIU 1021
Even if the District adds some "chops from the top," sacrificing a few token admin jobs, it does not justify cutting essential services and workers. Justifying the layoff of classified workers supposedly as a tradeoff for increasing increase teachers' pay is the same old disgusting divide-and-conquer politics we've seen in OUSD for decades. Board directors who stand with OUSD's students and workers must stand firm and vote no!