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Fontana Unified School District announces list of budget cuts

Protesters were upset about the huge cuts made by the Fontana Unified School District, which was faced with a $30 million shortfall. (Herald News photo by Alejandro Cano)

Protesters express their disappointment over reductions

Published: Saturday, March 6, 2010 5:06 PM CST

The Fontana Unified School District made massive cuts in programs on March 3 in order to try to balance a deficit of $30 million, the largest budget shortage in the district's history.

While many parents, teachers, and students protested the board's decisions, the FUSD approved the following cuts for the 2010-11 school year:

• Staffing the class size reduction program at 30:1 in grades 1-3 to save $5,176,800.00

• Elimination of 18 positions, including 13 custodians, in the Maintenance and Operations Department to save $1,648,334.00

• Elimination of 10 elementary assistant principals and one high school assistant principal to save $1,252,163.00

• General budget reductions to services, including mailing of progress reports, elimination of minimum days, president salaries FTA and USW, and high school off-sites graduations, among others to save $1,159,314.00

• Elimination of 14 security guard and one police position to save $702,748.00

• Elimination of eight positions at the Facilities department to save $694,760.00

• Elimination of seven positions at the Elementary Instrumental Music Program to save $679,549.00

• Elimination of the School of Language Development to save $640,000.00

• Approved five furlough days for Fontana management and Police Officer Association employees to save $542,470.00

• Approval of single-track year calendar for all schools to save $415,301.00

• Elimination of four positions in the Printing and Mail services department to save $319,963.00

• Elimination of four positions in the Technology Department to save $277,809.00

• Elimination of 18 community aide positions in the Early Education Department to save $273,233.00

• Elimination of four positions in the Human Resources Department to save $269,769.00

• Elimination of one position in the Transportation Department to save $207,753.00

• Elimination of two counselor positions on the Alcohol and Other Drugs department to save $164,587.00

• Closing of the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps class at Fontana A.B. Miller High School to save $147,000.00

• Elimination of two positions to the Adult with Disabilities Program to save $123,000.00

• Reduction to the Gifted and Talented Education Program to save $86,280.00

• To keep the position of Administrative Secretary vacant to save $73,800.00

• Elimination of one position in the Media Center department to save $58,443.00

• Reduction of work year from 199 to 182 for seven Registered Nurses to save $58,423.00

• Moving Palmetto Elementary School to a single-track to save $55,039.00

• Elimination of one position in the Child Welfare Attendance department to save $15,648.00

Source: FUSD