Hillsborough school cuts become real as workers get news of jobs ending
Many will find new positions in the districtâs hiring pool, but hundreds wonât as the district slashes its budget. âPrincipals are frustrated.â
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Course offerings, class schedules and careers will be impacted as the Hillsborough County school system prepares to cut its workforce by about 1,000 positions. [ CHRIS URSO | Times (2013) ]
Updated 3 hours ago
TAMPA â The Hillsborough County School District notified hundreds of employees this week of job cuts that will affect class schedules, course offerings and decades-long careers.
Dozens of assistant principals will see their positions cut, leaving them with few prospects for the âsoft landingâ of another job in the school system, said Ray Bonti, executive director of the Hillsborough Association of School Administrators.
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Hillsborough eyes closing, merging schools to help fix budget woes
Schools with too few students will be examined for possible shut downs. Changes in attendance boundaries would follow.
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Hillsborough County school superintendent Addison Davis and his staff are taking a close look at under-enrolled schools with an eye toward merging or closing some of them. The move is necessary, they say, as the district continues to face financial problems. [ SCOTT KEELER | Times ]
Published Feb. 15
TAMPA â Hillsborough County public schools with too many empty seats will be eyed for possible mergers or even shut-downs for the year after next, according to the districtâs leadership team.