6/23/14 - Two teacher layoffs have been announced by the Pinckney School Board to help keep the district under budget. Pinckney Schools have been experiencing a drop in student enrollment over the past several years, and as a result state shared revenue has taken a major hit as well. At its meeting on Thursday, the school board unanimously, but regretfully, approved laying off two teachers to save money. One is a social studies teacher at Navigator Upper Elementary, while the other was a kindergarten teacher at Lakeland Elementary. However, a teacher who was laid off last year due to declining enrollment has been recalled by the district to fill a part-time job. One of the districtâs math teachers will be away on sabbatical, and the recalled teacher will be filling in. Todd says the teachers who were laid-off did not have the certification necessary to move into the open position. The district had to eliminate 10 teachers this year to meet its funding goals, and only eight teachers retired at the end of the year, making the layoffs necessary. (TD)
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