BROCKTON, Mass. – The Brockton Public School District will eliminate 130 certified staff positions, the superintendent said Monday.
The decision to cut staff came as the district faces an $18 million deficit, Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Mike Thomas said in a statement.
“Since the start of the pandemic, the district’s enrollment has decreased by nearly 1,350 students,” Thomas said. “After exhausting all other options and facing an $18 million shortfall, the district was forced to issue reduction-in-force notices today that will result in the elimination of 130 certified staff positions” .
Additional notices will be distributed to non-certified staff members in the coming days, Thomas said.
“While we are confident that our five-year district improvement process will encourage new families to move to Brockton, unfortunately our current enrollment does not support existing staffing levels,” Thomas said. “This is in no way a reflection of the incredible work our educators do every day and I am very disappointed that it has come to this.”
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