The Baldwin County School Board discussed a proposal to cut 300 teaching positions for the following school year during a January 2009 work session.
Other possible cost-saving measures included ending step raises for non-contract personnel and eliminating three personal days during the current school year. The board expected to vote on the proposals later that week.
The discussion was an early sign of the budget crisis that would lead to further staffing and program reductions in Baldwin County schools. This account documents proposed actions, not final board decisions or current staffing levels.