Seventy-six positions will be eliminated by next year, including 50 not yet identified non-teaching positions, as part of a reduction plan to deal with state budget cuts.
The Foothill-De Anza College District is struggling with a $11 million gap between revenues and expenses, according to an e-mail sent by chancellor Martha Kanter.
The district has drafted a Budget Reduction Plan with actions to be completed by June 30, 2010.
Out of the 76 total positions, the plan has identified 26 positions to be eliminated or suspended by June 30 of this year, 22 of which are already vacant.
In an e-mail to faculty and staff, Kanter wrote that the district will work “to find solutions to retain the remaining 50 positions.” Furthermore, she wrote, “We will continuously examine all aspects of our budget and seek opportunities to mitigate the impact on students and staff.”
De Anza is about 50 percent of the district’s budget, said Brian Murphy, president of De Anza.
Trustee Bruce Swenson expressed concern that the district is not reducing staffing in sufficient numbers to match the enormity of the deficit, especially since hiring actions are still coming to the board of trustees, according to the meeting minutes from Jan 20.
De Anza has $5 million of one time monies from various programs such as state allocations for equalization money, and strategic ending fund balances, said Murphy.
Kanter wrote, “We have already taken a number of steps to cut expenses and bring down our deficit We have reduced low-enrolled class sections, increased FTES and productivity, and taken advantage of the cost-saving measures that we have identified to date, including suspending and eliminating vacant positions.”
Campus and Central Services governance leaders are reviewing the reductions, said Kanter.
“We are now working to identify positions for the four affected individuals and are committed to doing everything we can to utilize vacancies where possible to accommodate others who may be displaced,” she wrote.
