Lucia Mar trustees to take a pay cut

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• Teachers in Paso agree to 18 furlough days

  Teachers in Paso agree to 18 furlough days

  Reluctant to accept pay cuts, the Paso Robles teachers union has agreed to 18 furlough days over the next two school years, helping the financially troubled district avoid a state takeover.

  By agreeing to furloughs, teachers sidestepped a permanent 6 percent pay cut. The move will also result in fewer school days for students.

  “Nobody’s happy with furlough days,” said Jim Lynette, president of the teachers union. “But the alternatives are even worse.” The teachers union and the school district agreed to the furloughs last week. The furloughs will trim abut $779,000 from this year’s budget and $1.6 million next year. The school board Tuesday night formally approved the agreement.

• San Miguel district cuts 5 days from school year to save money

  San Miguel district cuts 5 days from school year to save money

  For the second straight year, the San Miguel Joint Union School District will cut its academic year short by five days because of ongoing budget problems.

  Superintendent Curt Dubost said Monday that the district and its teachers union agreed to trim the school year to 175 instructional days, down from the normal 180 days.

  Classes will end June 1, instead of June 8 as originally planned. Eighth-graders at Lillian Larsen School will graduate on May 31.

• Government Watch: A roundup of this week’s agendas

  Government Watch: A roundup of this week’s agendas

  Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees. Meets Tuesday. 462-4200. Vote on union contracts with Atascadero District Teachers Association and California School Employees Association; program for developmentally disabled students ages 18 to 22; curriculum for transitional kindergarten program.

  Lucia Mar Unified School District Board of Education. Meets Tuesday. 474-3000. Consider whether to submit ballots in favor, in opposition or not at all on the Nipomo Community Services District’s proposed tax increase to fund construction of a pipeline that would bring water to the community from Santa Maria (six district properties would be subject to the tax).

  Paso Robles City Council. Meets Tuesday. 237-3888. Plan on how to manage water use from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, the city’s main water source; Paso Robles Main Street Association’s request to restore the City Park fountain for special events; response to the San Luis Obispo County grand jury’s findings on the city’s vacation accrual

• Cuesta College cuts deep to narrow $3 million budget gap

  Cuesta College cuts deep to narrow $3 million budget gap

  A proposal that will cut $3 million from Cuesta College’s 2012-13 budget — eliminating 26 positions and laying off 16 people — was approved 4-0 by the college’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday.

• School district to honor staff, volunteers

  School district to honor staff, volunteers

  North Coast residents are to honor tonight, May 17, some who are serving the community well at Coast Unified School District, including Lay Citizen of the Year Chris Gutierrez, Classified Employee of the Year Suzanne Kennedy and Teacher of the Year Toby Cinque.

  Retirees Marge Goodale, Cookie Henslin, Karen Howard, Mark Kniffen and Sandra Paolini also are to be honored at the district Board of Trustees’ meeting that starts at 7 p.m. at the Old Cambria Grammar School, 1350 Main St.

  According to the board’s agenda, available at www.coastusd.org, among other items to be reviewed or considered by trustees are: California School Employees Association initial proposal for 2012-13 collective bargaining negotiations; YMCA summer program for June 4 through Aug. 16; public hearing on district’s Internet safety policy; resolution to maintain Community Day School; public hearing for proposed uses of state Categorical Funds; and a three-year contract with an auditing firm.