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In a budget proposal to the Memphis City Council onApril 29, MCS superintendent Kriner Cash presentesd a plan to lay off up to 100 administratorss and 250 custodial workers. The cuts were discussed and passerduring MCS’ April 9 budget meeting, during which MCS approvexd its budget of $875 million. MCS had no further commenty onthe layoffs. The job cuts were citee in a Tennessee Department of Laboer and Workforce Development report released The layoffs were implemented after an analysiz revealed MCS had too many employees in some areas and not enoughin others, said Martaviuws Jones, Memphis City Schools Commissioner for District 4.
“I can’t second guess what someone else did, but the districtf didn’t look to make difficult reductions in workforce in the pastwhen necessary,” Jones said. He said the layoff will be permanent, but there won’t be any more during this fiscal year. “There could be more difficult decisions to makegoingh forward,” Jones said. “Superintendent Cash put us on noticee that it couldhappen again. The city council is currently reviewinvg the budget and assessingthe city’s $84.7 milliob share of the 2009-1p0 budget. The city has budgeted schooll fundingat $25 million for the coming school year. Last it cut $66 million in school funding.
The Shelbyh County Chancery Court has ruled the city is requiredr to fund the schools and it must payMCS $57 millionb from last year.
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