New budget cuts could affect your kids' school plans this summer.
The state's financial crisis has left some districts with multi million dollar budget shortfalls. Some school districts are being forced to take drastic steps in an attempt to save money.
Due to the state's financial crisis, Porterville Unified, Merced City Unified and Chowchilla Unified plan significant cuts. District administrators expect to save $300,000 by scaling back summer school programs. Fresno, Clovis and Madera Unified are not planning any cuts at this time.
Porterville Unified Superintendent Dr. John Snavely said, “By no means are we discounting the value of summer school because we find it a great asset for our students, but we felt it was an area that perhaps we could adjust and reorganize.”
Porterville unified will combine resources to offer an elementary program that targets students who are two or more grades behind and summer school classes for high school students will be moved to the adult school to save on utility costs.
Dr. Snavely said, “Quite frankly, it's forced us to better analyze some of our programs to see what's critical, what's important, what's good, and what can be set aside for now.”
Porterville wraps up its regular school year on Friday.
