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Custodial Reductions {Contract PT positions and consolidate FT employ The custodial <br />reductions will change some district - staffed schools to the custodial service next year. Currently, <br />eleven of our nineteen schools are cleaned by a contractor in the evening. All of our schools are <br />staffed with district employees during the day. In schools that are not currently contracted, we <br />would eliminate part -time positions and consolidate full -time employees. Three of the eight <br />district- staffed schools would be changed to the custodial service. We would request that part - <br />time employees be offered employment with the contractor. As full -time employees retire or <br />resign, we would transition the remaining schools to the custodial service over time. Since the <br />July meeting, we have met with all employees potentially impacted by this change. All of the <br />part -time employees were either retirees or have a full -time job elsewhere. In addition we <br />evaluated our staffing levels and due to current vacancies, 3 fewer part-time employees are <br />impacted and only 3 full -time employees would need to be reassigned to another school. <br />This would require a reduction in force in accordance with Policy Code 7921, 12 part-time <br />employees would lose positions with the district resulting in a budget reduction of $125,000. At <br />the July meeting, additional information on the financial aspect of this recommendation was <br />requested. An overview of the recommended changes and calculations are attached to the <br />abstract. <br />Thanks to the strong support of our community and the Orange County Commissioners, we have <br />been able to hold onto many of the positions, resources, and supports for students that would <br />have otherwise been cut over the past several years. We began the budget process last year with <br />a $2.2 million hole due to the exhaustion of our undesignated fund balance. That hole no longer <br />exists as all positions and services are funded. While we will continue to experience budget <br />challenges for the next several years, we are in a much better financial position. <br />Sincerely, <br />4imwAa <br />Thomas A. Forcella <br />Superintendent <br />1 -5 <br />