The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday will consider a plan to cut roughly 100 employee positions, a discussion that will be held in the Watsonville City Council chambers and likely draw hundreds of people.
Among the proposed cuts are 80 certificated positions, including 12 elementary release teachers, eight elementary intervention teachers, four high school science teachers, two visual and performing arts teachers and four high school science teachers.
In addition, the proposal calls for cutting roughly 19 classified positions, including 10 instructional assistants.
The board will also consider approving a one-time $10,000 retirement incentive for teachers who are 60 years or older.
The decision comes to the trustees after a meeting on Jan. 17, when they agreed on a plan to cut more than $5 million to balance the district budget after the loss of one-time funding.
Those funds, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, came from the state to help students with issues related to online instruction.
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The meeting is scheduled for 6pm in the Watsonville City Council chambers, located on the fourth floor of the city governmental building at 275 Main St. in Watsonville.
