How will the SAUSD cut their next annual budget?

The Santa Ana Unified School District’s is once again facing budget cuts, as the State of California continues to suffer during our economic crisis.  It is unlikely that voters will vote to raise their taxes again, if the State Legislature is able to put another tax increase on the ballot.  The SAUSD will have to make more cuts – again.

Remember that SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo is on the way out.  It is going to be a tough year as the overmatched SAUSD School Board tries to work out a new budget without their Superintendent.

Here are links to budget info provided by the SAUSD:

Budget Reduction Suggestion Form

Budget Reduction Suggestion Form (Spanish)

E-mail Budget Reduction Ideas

School Services of CA Budget Video – 03/09/10

Excerpt – OCDE Assessment of SAUSD’s $93 million Ending Fund Balance – 10/27/09

General Fund Unaudited Actuals 08-09

School Services of CA Budget video – 10/13/09

OCDE Press Conference – 4/29/09 – English / Spanish

OCDE Federal Stimulus Funding & State Budget Fact Sheet

Press Conference Podcast

Budget Impact & Recommendations

Budget Backgrounder

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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