District Finalizes Layoffs, Advances Energy Overhaul as Professor Pleads to Keep His Job

The Contra Costa Community College District Board of Trustees moved through a packed May 13 agenda that put the human cost of budget decisions on full display — from a 30-year music professor begging to undo a retirement he says he filed by mistake during surgical recovery, to a union leader naming the one classified employee still facing layoff after 20 years of service. Amid the difficult personnel actions, the Board also celebrated record-setting graduations, $2.1 million in annual energy savings, and an outgoing student trustee whose advocacy journey began at age 15.

• Board adopts three final layoff resolutions; one classified employee remains affected after 118 of 119 notices resolved

• DVC music professor pleads with Board to pull retirement filed during post-surgical recovery; consent agenda passes over objections

• Faculty union urges district to "double down" on full-time hiring as workload grows

• District reports $2.1M in annual avoided energy costs; Measure E bond 95% committed

• LMC shatters completion records with 2,754 awards; CCC student wins $55K scholarship to UC Berkeley

• Board authorizes ACCO Engineered Systems for HVAC electrification and controls upgrades at CCC and DVC

• Trustee Barrett reports baccalaureate legislation could open nursing degrees at community colleges

The Board adopted three final layoff resolutions covering classified, academic, and management employees — the culmination of a process that began earlier this year and required final notices by May 15.