Live Oak School District’s governing board approved a plan at its Wednesday meeting that officials say will fix its $2 million budget deficit and restore its reserves. Union leadership told Lookout they’re devastated for the staff who will lose jobs.
Live Oak budget crisis 2024
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Live Oak School District to vote on budget cuts of up to nearly $2 million at Wednesday meeting
Live Oak School District’s governing board is set to vote Wednesday on the superintendent’s proposal for stabilizing the budget. Superintendent Pat Sánchez told Lookout he thinks his plan to trim nearly $2 million from the budget should save the district from future cuts.
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Live Oak School District likely to implement layoffs in spring to address more than $700,000 budget deficit
Live Oak School District officials are working with consultants and Santa Cruz County officials to address a budget deficit ranging from $700,000 to $1 million. Superintendent Pat Sánchez said they’ll likely implement layoffs in the spring.
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Santa Rosa district hires ex-Live Oak superintendent Morales over staff, parents’ objections
Daisy Morales, who resigned in March amid fiscal and other turmoil at Live Oak School District, will lead the much larger Santa Rosa City Schools district in Sonoma County after that district’s board approved her hiring in a 5-1 vote Wednesday night.
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Live Oak School District board approves new superintendent Patrick Sánchez, moves ahead with workforce housing bond measure
Patrick Sánchez, 57, will start serving as Live Oak School District superintendent on July 1. The governing board, with member Jeremy Ray absent, voted unanimously both to approve Sánchez’s one-year contract and to move forward in placing a $45 million workforce housing development bond measure on the November ballot.
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Live Oak School District board to vote on hiring Patrick Sánchez as new superintendent and on workforce housing bond
The Live Oak School District governing board will vote at its Wednesday meeting on the selection of a new superintendent, Patrick Sánchez, after Daisy Morales resigned in March. Her last day is June 30.
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Live Oak School District sees more unrest as superintendent letter surprises parents, teachers
Live Oak School District parents and teachers say they were surprised to read a recent letter from the outgoing superintendent about the district’s budget crisis. In it, Daisy Morales disagreed with a County Office of Education financial assessment, leveling allegations that county superintendent Faris Sabbah rejected.
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Live Oak School District trustee Paul Garcia resigns amid ongoing turnover
Live Oak School District governing board member Paul Garcia resigned Wednesday, the latest in a string of resignations to hit the struggling school district in recent months. The board hopes to fill the vacancy at its May 8 meeting.
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Live Oak School District parents, teachers concerned by speedy timeline for new superintendent search
Live Oak School District hopes to have a new superintendent on the job by July 1 – less than three months, and just one day after current superintendent Daisy Morales leaves office. Some parents and teachers say the process is being rushed.
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Live Oak School District board rescinds widely unpopular principal switch
After an outcry from parents, staff and teachers against the decision earlier this month to switch principals at two Live Oak School District schools, the district’s governing board announced Thursday morning it rescinded the reassignments.