CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - On the job just a few days, and Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith is talking job cuts.
Smith, who was hired Thursday in a 5-3 vote by the School Board, tells our partners at the Times Free Press, He has met with board members about his plan and expects pushback on parts of his proposal.
Smith wants to cut as many as 30 jobs to ease a 17.8 million dollar deficit.
Among those would be 10 central office jobs, two assistant principal positions, and four teacher trainers.
He's also proposing doing away with benefits for contracted bus drivers and cutting half the capital expense budget.
The board will meet for a work session Thursday to discuss Smith's proposal
