She also said district officials did not know whether the cuts would force layoffs or just attrition of positions. Chatzkel emphasized that general equivalency diploma programs would continue to be funded through grants. Also, she said the district would look to continue offering the adult programs through a partnership with the private sector. The adult programs are run in the evening at Northeast and Benjamin Franklin High Schools. They enroll about 3,000 students and include classes such as business, math and science.
Courses are free.
About 2,500 children are enrolled, while the district has capacity for 3,000. Ernestine Redd, director of the comprehensive day-care program, said several of the 62 sites would be shut and some of the program's 920 positions would be lost. But no one will be turned away for care, she said. The centers provide care for students with young children and parents working or training at least 20 hours a week. Three existing disciplinary schools will be consolidated into two.