"The plan includes $12 million in cuts to special education - but doesn't outline how the cuts will be made. It leaves up to schools, rather than the board, about $32 million in cuts to school campus budgets - trims that could hit athletics, clubs and library services. Brought forward by interim superintendent Denise Gail Saddler, the plan also proposes slashing central management staff, reducing overtime, consolidating academic programs, delaying non-critical campus and technology repairs and reducing academic internships and apprenticeships."
"To fill the budget gap, the district also hopes to bring in $20 million by increasing attendance - 2% for this year and 2% for the 2026-27 school year - since schools in California are funded based on the number of students who attend each day. But the budget scenario doesn't include how Oakland Unified plans to increase attendance both years. It's a challenging goal given that schools across the Bay Area, including Oakland Unified, are struggling with declining enrollment and chronic absenteeism."
Oakland Unified approved a $103 million budget plan that relies on unspecified cuts and projected revenue increases to close a large deficit. The board approved the plan 5-2 amid internal conflict, with two members opposed. The plan calls for $12 million in special education cuts without detail and leaves about $32 million in campus budget reductions to individual schools, risking impacts on athletics, clubs and libraries. Proposed measures include cutting central management staff, reducing overtime, consolidating programs, delaying noncritical repairs and trimming internships. The district plans to seek $20 million via attendance gains and $1.5 million from expanded transitional kindergarten but offers no concrete strategies despite regional enrollment declines and chronic absenteeism.
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