A new statewide survey found Oklahoma public schools could slash another 1,000 jobs and more than 100 school districts are considering reducing instructional time by switching to four-day school weeks or slashing days from their calendars to help balance their budgets.

The Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration conducted the survey in late March to identify districts’ planned budget cuts for the current year and next year. Schools have seen their state funding reduced by more than $50 million since January, and even deeper cuts are expected for the coming school year.

Officials at CCOSA and the Oklahoma State School Boards Association said the survey results underscore the need for state lawmakers to finalize the fiscal year 2017 education budget by month’s end so schools can meet the statutory deadline to begin the process of layoffs.

CCOSA Co-Executive Director Ryan Owens said, “School leaders are making life-changing decisions for employees, students and their families, and they’re being forced to do so based on estimates.”