Camden school district plans to cut 46 positions. Half are teachers.

The Camden school district plans to cut 46 additional jobs, including 23 teacher positions, because of budget problems, records show.

The list, obtained this week by The Inquirer under the state’s Open Public Records Act, also includes administrators, custodians, mechanics, a security officer, and a school counselor.

The South Jersey school system is in the midst of a major restructuring launched last month by new Superintendent Alfonso Q. Llano that includes job cuts and new positions.

The changes have caused growing angst in the district as officials try to determine how many employees could be impacted. Some positions are vacant and won’t be filled, while some employees have tenure and bumping rights in other positions.

Camden Education Association president Pamela Clark said she had not received the list obtained by The Inquirer. She said she was unaware of some of the targeted cuts and said she was frustrated by the process.

“It’s been a lot. It’s been a mess,” Clark said. “I still need transparency about the moves.”

Based on the information she received, Clark said it appears 11 union members will be impacted. There are also five members whose contracts were not renewed and will be replaced, she said.

The district cited its budget as the reason for the cuts in response to The Inquirer’s request. The list did not indicate how much would be saved by the cuts.

District spokesperson Sheena Yera did not respond to messages seeking comment Friday.

Llano has said the district anticipates cutting 80 jobs to close a budget gap for the 2026-27 school year. As the state-appointed superintendent, he approved a $476.1 million budget but did not indicate a shortfall amount.

Half of the positions on the list are for teachers for high school math, chemistry, social studies, English, and health and physical education as well as middle school and elementary school teachers.

It was unclear whether the district plans to eliminate courses in programs that are losing teachers, such as auto, criminal justice, and electrical trades. Clark said teachers could be reassigned to fill those vacancies, possibly at lower salaries.

The district has advertised more than three dozen job openings on its website, including five K-12 teachers.

In April, layoff notices were sent to the entire central office informing employees that their jobs would be eliminated effective June 30.

They ranged from clerks to veteran administrators. Some rank-and-file members outside of the central office were also notified about possible job cuts.

“Giving everyone at central office a pink slip was wrong,” Clark said. “Hopefully, some people stay who know Camden.”

The district said at the time that some employees would be eligible to reapply for jobs. Those who don’t meet the qualifications for newly defined positions could be out of a job.

Under a new Education Framework unveiled on its website this week, the district identified five departments to oversee instruction and school performance; data, accountability and enrollment; recruitment, evaluation, and professional learning; family and community engagement; and special services, student support, and wellness.

“This work is designed to create a more aligned and connected district structure where all departments, systems, and resources work together to support student success,” the district said.

The district began posting some of the new positions this week. Many have new titles and job descriptions. Some of the old positions have not been reposted, including affirmative action officer.

The new positions include executive director of family and community engagement, manager of homeless and special populations, director of leadership and teacher development, and manager of compliance and IEP oversight.

In recent years, Camden has been trying to rightsize the district, once the largest in South Jersey.

Last year, former Superintendent Katrina McCombs cut 300 positions to close a $91 million budget deficit for the current school year. Under those cuts, 117 people lost their jobs, including teachers, counselors, clerks, custodians, security officers, and senior managers and directors. The layoffs downsized district’s total full-time workforce from 1,613 to 1,329 employees.

The educational landscape has changed in the city with the growth of charter and Renaissance schools as an alternative to traditional public schools.

Enrollment in the traditional public schools has dropped nearly 50%, from 11,660 in 2013 to 5,652 this year. More than 55% of the district’s budget goes to payments to charter and renaissance schools.