Hercules High to Host Discussion on Threats of Mid-Year School Budget Cuts

The West Contra Costa Unified School District will hold a community meeting at Wednesday to discuss threats of mid-year budget cuts.

Potential mid-year budget cuts were worked into Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed 2012-13 budget. The cuts would be automatically triggered if a November ballet measure to temporarily increase taxes fails. California public schools would take financial blows as a result.

“Schools in our community are another year of uncertainty and reductions to services for our students and schools,” reads a letter put out by the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

“Parents, community members and local business leaders are invited to learn about what the Governor’s Budget proposal means to our schools and what we can do about it,” it said.

The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will be the first of six meetings of its type held at various West County schools.