School tech job spared
The city school board has spared the job of district technology director Teri Tsosie, but left 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 before then. 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, and this year’s fundraising total is not yet known. On the layoff list, approved by the board to meet a state mandated deadline, are Joanne Murphy, a third and fourth grade teacher, Michael Schlimmer, a physical education teacher and Nizhona Tsosie, a technology, computer and multimedia teacher. Also on the list are April Rodriguez, a part-time Spanish teacher, Robert Hecker, a part-time science and physical education teacher, Kimberly Taylor, a part-time language arts and social studies teacher, Robyn Alatorre, a part-time art and social studies teacher, and Molly Hoosack, a part-time, temporary employee. The position of Teri Tsosie, the district’s respected technology director, was spared after board members…
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