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Chandler Unified sees no need for layoffs Chandler hosting in-person graduations, no proms. See page 11
NEWS ............................. 14 New direction for famed driving school.
SPORTS ........................ 33 Seton girls rock the court.
April 4, 2021
BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer
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handler Unified School District officials no longer expect teacher layoffs to adapt to the district’s fluctuating enrollment numbers.
Administrators had estimated earlier this year that up to 180 positions would have to be cut after they foresaw an $11-million loss to the district’s budget. But Superintendent Camille Casteel said CUSD has reached a comfortable financial position that won’t require a major reduction in personnel. Chandler Unified’s about-face is similar to that of Mesa Public Schools, where administrators late last year warned positions would have to be cut because of a projected
Intel’s $20B investment bringing thousands of jobs
enrollment decline but who last month decided layoffs will not be required. But the picture is different in Gilbert Public Schools, which last month told more than 150 teachers and other classified staffers their contracts will not be renewed for the 2021-22 school year because of a deficit created by an enrollment decline of about 1,600 students. Casteel said other cost-cutting measures
see LAYOFFS page 9
Sign of the times
BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor
GET OUT ..................... 35 Chandler celebrating Jazz Month.
NEWS ....................................... 3 COMMUNITY ...................... 30 BUSINESS ..............................32 SPORTS .................................33 GET OUT ...............................35 CLASSIFIEDS ......................... 37
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n a move that will have major implications for virtually every facet of Chandler’s and the Valley’s economy, Intel last month unveiled plans to invest $20 billion for the construction of two new fabrication facilities at its Ocotillo campus over the next three years. “As I hope you’ve gathered, Intel is back,” Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said at a press conference March 23 announcing the tech giant’s plans. “This is the old Intel. It’s now the new Intel as we look to the future.” That future includes 3,000 permanent high-tech, high-wage jobs; over 3,000 construction jobs; and approximately 15,000 local long-term jobs in support companies. And those jobs likely will have a major impact on the local and regional housing market, driving up prices for sellers and home values for homeowners, said
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see INTEL page 6
Rising numbers of hate crimes against Asian Americans prompted a former Chandler City Council member to organize a demonstration in downtown Chandler March 31. For the story, see page 16. (Kevin Reagan/Arizonan Staff)
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