NO FURLOUGHS AND NO LAYOFFS IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. INSTEAD, THE DISTRICT WILL USE MORE THAN 6-MILLION DOLLARS IN RESERVES TO COVER ITS 12-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN BUDGET CUTS.
APS SAYS PULLING FROM RESERVES REDUCED THAT FUND TO JUST OVER 43-MILLION DOLLARS. THE DISTRICT WILL MAKE UP THE REST OF THE MONEY BY CUTTING THE BUDGET FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND CUTTING SPENDING ON GAS AND ELECTRIC BY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
IT ALSO PLANS TO REDUCE ITS NON-SALARY BUDGETS BY 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND ONLY FILL ESSENTIAL JOBS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
