Several San Antonio teaching jobs have been saved – at least for the time being.

Last week, members of the San Antonio Independent School District Board failed to vote on a motion that would cut 130 jobs, in effect saving those positions for the time being. The board also said is would not consider outsourcing any positions.

Both of the ideas are among a number of measures the district is considering in an effort to bridge a budget gap that could reach anywhere between $33 million to $55 million. The shortfall is a result of state cuts to education funding, among other things.

The job-cut motion would have laid off 120 curriculum instructional coordinators, 35 teacher specialists, and other central clerical staff. It also would have created 40 new jobs in order to handle clerical tasks. The motion as a whole would save about $7 million.

Aside from turning down the job-cut motion and the idea of outsourcing some positions, the board also voted against a plan that would have offered incentives to employees who give early notification of their plans to resign or retire.

The board has considered other ideas to cut spending, such as: reducing the school week to four days, cutting free pre-K to half a day and charging tuition for a full day, eliminating food at meetings and cutting district travel and cellphone stipends, and consolidating some specialty schools.

Although the board has held a number of budget meetings, no measures have been taken to make substantial cuts to the budget, according to the San Antonio Express-News. School administrators are now worried that the board’s inaction could cause officials to layoff employees down the road.

“With 83 percent of our budget in payroll, it’s going to have to come in staff,” Superintendent Robert Durón said.

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