GilroyDispatch.com | District reveals list of teachers laid off

District reveals list of teachers laid off

Apr 22, 2008
By Dispatch Staff

On March 13, the Gilroy Unified School District sent out letters to about 50 employees informing them that their services "will no longer be required for the 2008-09 school year" as the district looks at ways to close the budget deficit.

In the end, using a set of "tie-breaking" criteria, the district narrowed its cut list to 20 employees, listed below. Should funds become available, some of these employees could be hired back on.

Also: read a story about the way the district delivered the layoffs and how they decided between employees.

List of teachers currently scheduled to be laid off

Certificated Employees, Current Work Site/Program

Marah Kuwada, 0.12 FTE Academic Coordinator

Alexan Zvart, 0.18 FTE Counselor

Dessie Zanger, 0.25 FTE Psychologist

Debra Hopf, Ascencion Solorsano Middle School

Billy Aguilar, Brownell Middle School

Jennifer Legris, Brownell Middle School

Kyra Lewis, Brownell Middle School

Adriana Torres, Counselor, Cal-SOAP Program

Claudia Valencia, Counselor, Cal-SOAP Program

Fabian Morales, Counselor, Cal-SOAP Program

Maria Cid-Castro, Counselor, Mt. Madonna

Jessica Chessani, Eliot Elementary School

Lindsey Ewing, Eliot Elementary School

Gayle Vinyard, Gilroy High School

Justin Ponzio, Gilroy High School

Alyson Nowalk, Itinerant Music Program

Christine Blewett, Itinerant Music Program

Maya Escadero, Mt. Madonna Continuation High School

Alexandra Laks, South Valley Middle School

Shawna Walker, South Valley Middle School

Dispatch Staff
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