Teachers in the Barrow County School System are looking at three furlough days in the fall as a result of a mandate from the Governor’s office.
With Barrow County school officials having to deal with the Governor’s mandated three-day furloughs, superintendent Ron Saunders recommended last Thursday during a called meeting that the three days be in November. Saunders had recommended to the board that Nov. 3 be the first of three furlough days for 190-day employees with the next two being during Thanksgiving holidays.
The Thanksgiving holidays would now be extended to a week with two of the days being unpaid for teachers.
“We met with the principals, some assistant principals and staff about what approach to take,” Saunders told board members last week. “Some wanted to take the days during pre-planning but I didn’t feel good about that.”
The three furlough days must be taken by December and Saunders cautioned there may be more in the future.
“What we have to consider is this is just a start,” the superintendent said. “We have a fund balance we have gone into. We are going to have to survive the next two budget years without counting on revenue coming in.”
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