LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Unified School District Board will gather for a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss a proposal to cut several classified and certificated positions, from the head groundskeeper to the school psychologist.

The school board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the boardroom at the district office, 2508 Howard Ave.

The board will first go into a closed session to discuss the discipline/dismissal/release of an employee before the open portion of the meeting begins.

Superintendent Matt Bullard is recommending the board approve two separate resolutions to implement the layoffs beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

In the case of the certificated staff, the first resolution calls for laying off nine full-time positions: three instructional coaches, three permanent substitutes, one permanent substitute counselor, one school psychologist and one director of supplemental support.

The second resolution, relating to classified staff, calls for discontinuing seven positions: The head groundskeeper, the after school coordinator, one skilled maintenance worker, one bus monitor, one day care assistant and two paraprofessionals.

Neither of the resolutions is accompanied by a report that explains the situation leading to the recommendations for cutting the positions.

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