Saline Area Schools recalls 28 employees after sending 68 layoff notices last week

After sending layoff notices to 68 employees last week, Saline Area Schools has already called back 28 and expects to call back 22 more, according to a Patch.com report.

The Saline school board approved $1.5 million in concessions from the Saline Education Association at a board meeting last week, also approving sending the 68 layoff notices.

School officials said approximately 18 employees will end up losing their jobs, with the remainder called back for the 2011-12 school year.

Saline Area Schools is looking to fill a budget deficit of about $6 million for the coming school year. The district's total operating budget is about $64 million.

Tom Wall, assistant superintendent for business services at the district, said last week that the deficit has been cut approximately in half.

To read the full report on Patch.com, click here.

Kyle Feldscher covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.