REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The president of the Reynoldsburg Support Staff Association said the district is down to the bare bones.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Slate Ridge Elementary School Librarian Rhonda Eberst does double-duty as union president.
She said the face of Reynoldsburg City Schools will not be the same.
"We hardly recognize it now," she said.
She said she fears the city of Reynoldsburg will not be the same, either.
"We've been an "Excellent" district, and we can do this. We need to pass a levy, get money in here so we can continue to be Excellent," she said.
Eberst said custodians are frustrated because they're worried how they're going to cover the needs of school buildings after six custodians are laid off in January along with the district's director of technology.
A technology secretary and a board office receptionist already have been laid off.
English As A Second Language (ESL) Teacher Laurel Purtell said she's already felt the effects of previous cuts, including music, art and physical education at the elementary level.
"So if we have further cuts, I can't imagine what it's going to do to the classroom. It's going to have a major effect on the kids in this district," Purtell said.
More cuts are coming, according to district officials.
They said another round of reductions will most likely take place before the beginning of the next fiscal year July 1, 2010.
Both Eberst and Purtell said they hope community members attend future school board meetings so they can hear for themselves where and why cuts are taking place.
The district hasn't passed a school levy in 13 years.
The superintendent has told NBC 4 he feels the district is heading toward minimum state standards.
Advanced-placement classes at the high-school level, along with electives, could be cut next year.
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