Johnston County Schools will have to eliminate 113 teaching positions next year because of budget cuts, a district spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Terri Sessoms said the cuts are state-driven but that it was unclear what the shortfall would be for the superintendent's 2010-11 budget until the state and county determine their allocations.
Other WRAL Top Stories
The district also plans to eliminate 12.5 custodian positions and two assistant principal positions.
Despite the job eliminations, as well as a $500,000 cut in spending on teaching assistants, Johnston County Schools has requested more than $57 million from the county and state – an $895,530 increase from the current fiscal year.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is also anticipating at least $5 million in cuts from its budget for the next fiscal year that could result in cuts to programs and services and job eliminations, officials said.
Proposed cost-saving measures include increasing class sizes, reducing athletics, eliminating some teaching assistants and making some full-time employees part-time.