SDUSD Delivering 1,656 Pink Slips

As a result of reduced state funding, San Diego Unified voted on March 6 to send notices to more than 1,600 teachers and other certified staff members including nurses, librarians and counselors.

"For our teachers, counselors, nurses and other certificated staff who will soon receive notices; this will be a painful experience with continued uncertainty for the foreseeable future," said Superintendent Bill Kowba in an announcement. "During this time, we must be compassionate, supportive, and understanding of each other."

He added, "For my part, I am dedicated to doing all that is possible to advocate for a better state budget and viable strategies to safeguard students and staff."

Jack Brandais, a spokesman for the San Diego Unified, said individual school budgets, which show many many teachers are being cut at each individual school, will not be public until June.

Last year 24 educators received pink slips across , , , and .

Brandais said this year's pink slips are scheduled to be distributed Tuesday. The school board is required by law to send preliminary notices to certificated staff by March 15 if they won't be offered a contract for the 2012-13 year.

List of positions affected:

Subject AreaFull-Time Equivalent PositionsNotices Sent Business Education 5.66 6 CCTE: Computer Concepts and Applications 1 1 CCTE: Construction 1 1 Child Development 149.75 150 Child Development--Admin 10 10 Child Development--Prg Mgr-Early Link School Read 1 1 Child Development--Dir--Child Development Program 1 1 Computer Concepts and Applications 7.3 8 Computer Concepts and Applications & Social Science 1 1 Computer Concepts and Applications & Visual and Perform Arts: Music 0.06 1 English, Reading, Language Arts 126.88 130 English, Reading, Language Arts & Foreign Language: Spanish 2 2 English, Reading, Language Arts & Mathematics 1 1 English, Reading, Language Arts & Mathematics & Physical Education 1 1 English, Reading, Language Arts & Physical Education 3 3 English, Reading, Language Arts & Science: General Science 2 2 English, Reading, Language Arts & Social Science 25.92 27 English, Reading, Language Arts & Visual and Perform Arts: Art 1 1 Foreign Language: Filipino 2 2 Foreign Language: French 7.2 9 Foreign Language: French & Foreign Language: Spanish 2.85 3 Foreign Language: French & Mathematics 1 1 Foreign Language: Italian 1 1 Foreign Language: Spanish 32.3 33 Foreign Language: Spanish & Social Science 2 2 Foundational-Level Mathematics 5 6 General Subjects/Elementary 725.51 726 Home Economics 3 3 Industrial Technology 3 3 Mathematics 69.3 72 Mathematics & Physical Education 1 1 Physical Education 67.71 70 Physical Education & Social Science 3 3 Science: Biology 20 21 Science: General Science 43.6 44 Services: Administrative--Principal 4.5 6 Services: Administrative--Program Manager 1 1 Services: Administrative--Vice Principal 7.8 8 Services: Counseling 64.35 65 Services: Library Media 6.06 7 Services: Nursing 41.05 42 Services: Psychology 6.3 7 Services: Voc Rehab Counseling 7.8 8 Social Science 39.6 41 Special Education: Mild/Moderate 58.9 59 Visual and Perform Arts: Art 18.6 20 Visual and Perform Arts: Dance 0.5 1 Visual and Perform Arts: Music 41.8 44 Total PKS 1656

–Data provided by the San Diego Unified School District.