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Pasadena Unified Board Approves $24.5 Million in Cuts in 4–3 Vote

The vote responds to county solvency warnings that risk loss of local control.

Overview

  • Trustees adopted three reduction packages spanning school services, the central office and contracts, increasing central-office cuts from $3.6 million to $5.1 million.
  • The board removed cuts to Career Technical Education and scaled back athletics reductions after public pushback, and a petition surpassed 1,000 signatures.
  • Affected roles include librarians, counselors, teachers, community assistants, security officers, bilingual aides, custodial staff and some administrators.
  • District leaders say implementation begins in December with reduction notices in March and a July budget reflecting roughly $30 million in total reductions.
  • Thursday’s action advances a three‑year plan to trim about $83 million, and county education officials are requiring an updated stabilization plan with the district’s first interim fiscal report.