Dallas ISD: How Many Teachers Will Be Cut?

Dallas ISD is expecting a $150 million reduction in funding from the State, and this is with the Lege tapping the Rainy Day Fund. Here's what the district is looking to cut:

• 1700 employees - 12.8% of teachers and 26% of administrators
• furlough days
• reduced salaries
• increased class sizes

700 district personnel took advantage of an offer 0f $10,000 to voluntarily resign. This included 51 special ed teachers, 41 math teachers, 50 science teachers and 18 principals. 40% of the teachers who agreed to leave had been teaching over 30 years.

The district is considering doing a second round of buyouts to teachers, and including other staff such as custodians.

There is a mid-April deadline for notifying contract employees of their employment status for the next school year, so the extent of the layoffs in DISD will be known very soon.