Guilford County Schools May Cut 140 Positions

The proposed budget for Guilford County Schools calls for the loss of almost 140 positions. But this does not necessarily mean there will be layoffs or personnel cuts.

The 2017-18 Guilford County Schools budget was approved in the spring, but did not include a tally of cuts.

The News and Record of Greensboro determined that the budget plan means that nearly 140 positions will be lost.

But school representatives are emphasizing these are position, not personnel cuts.

That means that with many people leaving or retiring in any given year, the district would shift people around to keep them employed.

For example, 18 miscellaneous positions would be swapped out for 19 assistant principal positions, a move officials say would improve instructor supervision and strengthen school safety.

The budget hasn't been finalized because the district doesn't yet know how much it will receive from the state or county government.