Chesaning Union school board lays off 25 workers, including 12 teachers

Chesaning Union School District leaders voted to lay off 25 workers, including 12 teachers and one administrator, as part of about $1.7 million in cuts they said are necessary due to declining state aid per pupil.

The Board of Education voted 6 to 0 in favor of the layoffs. Board Secretary Kathy Wasmiller was absent from the meeting.

TCAPS to cut 17 positions

Traverse City school board members approved a resolution to lay off 16 teachers and a school nurse as part of sweeping budget cuts for next year.

The Traverse City Area Public Schools board of education unanimously passed the resolution at its Monday meeting, a move that means 17 certified staff members’ layoffs as of August 31. Fifteen of the 17 employees were hired in the past year

District to Pink Slip 48 Teachers

Forty-eight teachers and two non-instructional staff members will be sidelined from the classroom if a measure to lay them off is approved by the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education.

The layoffs, if approved, will be effective June 30–the date by which the district must submit a balanced budget to the State of Michigan.

59 Northville School Staff To Be Laid Off

Northville’s Board of Education is expected to approve the layoffs of 59 district staff at a special meeting.

Layoffs include teachers, some part-time and some full-time.

Logansport Memorial to cut 13.5 jobs

Logansport Memorial Hospital has announced a staff reduction.

According to President and CEO of the hospital, David Ammen, the hosptial will reduce its staff by 13.5 full-time equivalents to help control spending. The hospital currently employs 610 employees.

Declines in reimbursement from Medicaid and Medicare are being blamed for job cuts.

Hamilton Community Schools to cut 18 teachers

Eighteen pink slips will be given out to teachers in Hamilton Community Schools.

At a special board meeting, the Hamilton Board of Education met in closed session before opening up the meeting to the public and announcing plans to lay off 18 teachers who will be notified by the end of the day today by their building administrator.

Atherton Board of Education to vote on laying off 9 teachers

Nine teachers face layoffs during a vote at Atherton Board of Education meeting.

Joann Thomas, President of the Atherton Educational Association, said nine teachers could receive notice they will be let go at the end of the school year during board meeting at Atherton High School, 3354 S. Genesee Road.

Royal Oak to Lay Off 27 Teachers

The Royal Oak Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night on sweeping cuts and revenue enhancements as an answer to an expected nearly $5 million net funding loss if Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget is approved as proposed in February. The cuts include issuing layoff notices to 27 teachers, increasing average class size to 30 students at all grade levels and increasing pay-to-play athletic fees in the district.

Montague Area Public Schools to lay off 18

Montague Area Public Schools may have to lay off 18 of its 80 teachers.

Superintendent David Sipka tells WZZM 13 News that the Montague district needs to cut $1.6 million in expenses, based on the revenue projections from Governor Snyder’s proposed budget.

Sipka adds state aid could be cut by $525 per student.