O.C. school districts targeting $164 million in cuts
December 11, 2009 Filed in:
Budget &
Finance
Fermin Leal and Scott Martindale, The Orange County
Register At
least five school districts across Orange County will file
preliminary spending plans next week with the county Department of
Education stating that they are unsure they can meet their future
financial obligations. And at least nine districts have already
identified about $164 million in budget cuts for the 2010-11 school
year. More local districts are likely to follow suit, as officials
continue to slash budgets and reassess financial projections amid
the ongoing state budget crisis. (Click here to see our
chart.)...