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School plans The city school board is scheduled to discuss the budget for the upcoming academic year at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, with another meeting to follow at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at which the board is expected to approve detailed staffing and budgetary plans for the year. The meetings will be held in the Hermosa Beach City Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive. As state budget cuts continue, the school board has placed three fulltime teachers and five part-timers on a layoff list. They will lose their jobs in the fall unless the district finds more money, soon. In recent years, fundraising efforts by parents and other community members have made up about 10 percent of the operating budget of the kindergarten-through-eighth grade school district, partially offsetting cuts in state revenue. This year’s fundraising total will be known by the June 30 meeting date. Fundraising efforts have been hampered by the downturned economy. “There is fear that the fundraising goal, for a second year, was not met,” said board President Lisa Claypoole. “At the same time we are incredibly overjoyed with all the people who have made large contributions.” Good taste The Kiwanis Club of…
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