El Paso ISD Lays Off 116 Staff

By the numbers, the El Paso ISD layoffs:

• cuts $5.6 million 
• eliminates Language Proficiency Assessment clerks (I read elsewhere, at a link I can't put my hands on, the district will be automating some of their functions - ???)
• cuts 26 at-risk positions
• cuts 28 central office staff

The district may also use $9.9 million of their fund balance to deal with the dramatic loss in funding from the State to balance next year's budget.

There are over 62,000 students in EPISD, with 70% being economically disadvantaged, and 30% are Limited English Proficient. 62% of their students are at risk. 7% are from military families and 4% are immigrants.