No teacher layoffs expected for RBUSD
by Garth Meyer After the Manhattan Beach School District announced layoffs in early March, neighboring district Redondo Beach says there will be none, at least for now. “Everyone will find themselves in a tough situation moving forward…” said Annette Alpern, RBUSD deputy superintendent, administrative services. “The Covid Band-Aids have been taken off. Reality now… We’ve all planned for multiple scenarios.” If a California district intends to lay off staff, by law it needs to make notifications by March 15. Redondo gave no such notices. “A lot of districts, if unsure, give notices, then rescind them,” said Boardmember Dan Elder. “For RBUSD, we know that the state finances are awful. At current projections, our budget shows we have the minimum reserves required for this school-year and the following two years.” So that means no layoffs in the next two years, at least? “I don’t want to say no, but I can’t say yes,” Alpern said. “We just ‘right-size’ our staffing. A teacher moves, we won’t hire to replace them. We try to keep all classes at contracting level.” Maximum class sizes for the district are, for Kindergarten to third grade: 27 students – “Our goal is 24-1,” Alpern said…
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