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IL Laying Off Teachers, Huge Budget Shortfalls

by Elizabeth

Mar 5, 2011

Unfortunately, IL districts have huge budget shortfalls for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year and have to lay off a lot of teachers and administrators to try and close million dollar gaps in their 2012 budgets.

District 205, Rockford schools, will close 6 or 7 schools and let approximately 600 go in an effort to close a 50 million gap in its upcoming budget. One of the schools on the chopping block is an early learning center. School closings alone are estimated to save about 6 million dollars. Teacher layoffs are also expected to affect tenured teachers as well.

U-46, Elgin schools, has recently approved layoff notices for 132 employees in the first round of annual cuts. Notices will be sent out to those 132 employees next month. Of the 132 being cut, 53 are teachers, most of which are in positions that are funded by grant money that isn't guaranteed for next year. The layoffs take effect next school year. Some, but not all of the 132 laid off individuals will be in...See MoreUnfortunately, IL districts have huge budget shortfalls for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year and have to lay off a lot of teachers and administrators to try and close million dollar gaps in their 2012 budgets.

District 205, Rockford schools, will close 6 or 7 schools and let approximately 600 go in an effort to close a 50 million gap in its upcoming budget. One of the schools on the chopping block is an early learning center. School closings alone are estimated to save about 6 million dollars. Teacher layoffs are also expected to affect tenured teachers as well.

U-46, Elgin schools, has recently approved layoff notices for 132 employees in the first round of annual cuts. Notices will be sent out to those 132 employees next month. Of the 132 being cut, 53 are teachers, most of which are in positions that are funded by grant money that isn't guaranteed for next year. The layoffs take effect next school year. Some, but not all of the 132 laid off individuals will be invited back for the 2011-2012 school year. The district is trying to were close a $4 million gap in its 2012 budget.

District 50 cut 13 teachers last month and has approved the cut of 7 more teachers this month. Among the 7 to be cut this month are 4 eighth-grade core classroom teachers, 2 kindergarten teachers and 1 gifted-program teacher. 2 technology advisor positions and an 8th grade team leader position were also cut. With these cuts, it brings the school board’s total cuts to nearly $1.5 million. Two Kindergarten positions account for just under $90,000 in savings. Even with these additional cuts, the district’s 2012 budget is still more than $2 million in the red.

District 159, Mokena, is laying off 7 teachers and 8 teacher aids in an effort to to help plug a $2.7 million budget deficit. In addition to these kayoffs, the district will cut cut all extracurricular activities for the 2011- 2012 school year and increase some fees. School lunches will be affected as well; parents can expect a 50 cent raise.

Sadly, IL isn't a place anyone should be relocating to teach in anytime soon.

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