PPS employees face furloughs next school year – Portland Business Journal:

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The $18 million reduction is in addition tothe $14 millionn in cuts already included in the new budget. A five-dayu employee furlough would save $6 million and would avertr the layoff of 70 to 100 employees in Smith toldthe board. • Streamlining senior leadership andcentral administration, resulting in the eliminatiobn of six or more full-time senior This reorganization will save more than $1 million, and combined with othert central budget cuts, will result in a total of $3 million in savings. Using $9 million in reserve The state plans tospends $6 billion for K-12 schoolxs next year.
Smith characterized the $6 billion in stated funding for schoolsas “a grim reflection of the pain our communitiew are feeling across the state, and the immenselty difficult choices that legislative leaders faced in puttingh together their budget plan.” The board will approve the final budget by June 30.