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LAUSD Board Authorizes 3,200 Preliminary Layoff Notices in 4–3 Vote

District leaders say early action is needed to keep the budget from sliding further into deficit.

School buses waiting for students in front of Burbank High School, California
SEIU workers, LAUSD teachers and students hold a protest outside of the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho addresses a press conference about sharp decline in student test scores and hacking of LAUSD system. Press conference was held at Aragon Ave. Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The approval begins a process to issue state-required March 15 notices to roughly 2,600 contract management and certificated administrators, alongside 657 central-office position closures identified in the plan.
  • LAUSD projects structural deficits of $877 million for 2026–27 and $443 million for 2027–28 after enrollment declines and the end of one-time COVID relief.
  • Cuts target non-school roles, with hundreds of IT support jobs among those slated for elimination, and an additional 74 positions facing reduced hours or pay; classroom teacher positions are not part of this action.
  • District officials stress preliminary notices exceed final layoffs because of seniority bumping and attrition, and they estimate the ultimate impact will involve less than 1% of the 83,000-employee workforce.
  • Unions including UTLA, SEIU Local 99 and AALA opposed the move and urged delay pending updated Proposition 98 revenue figures, while next steps include issuing notices by March 15 and holding hearings before final decisions in May or June.