San Rafael school district plans $5.5M in budget cuts

San Rafael school district plans $5.5M in budget cuts

San Rafael City Schools will need to make about $5.5 million in cuts to keep its budgets balanced over the three-year fiscal reporting period, officials said. “While it is still preliminary, we are hopeful that layoffs can be avoided and that reductions will occur primarily through attrition,” Carmen Diaz Ghysels, the district superintendent, said in an email. “We anticipate the board will take action on proposed reductions at the end of January…