John Adams Academy set to lay off 68 employees at its three capital campuses
John Adams Academy laid off 68 employees across their three capital region campuses after shutting down high school operations at their Lincoln campus, according to a notice filed with state officials.
The layoffs followed the school’s earlier decision to shut down the Lincoln secondary program at the end of the school year, citing low enrollment and ongoing budget deficits.
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According to a letter sent to comply with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the charter school cut 13 positions at the Lincoln campus, including eight teachers, a school psychologist, two education specialists, a school nurse and a library media technician.
The letter said the Roseville campus will eliminate 49 positions, including 22 general instructional aides, 16 special education instructional aides, three campus supervisors, three teachers, a lead campus supervisor, a facilities staff member, a lead instructional aide, an English language specialist and a school nurse.
In El Dorado Hills, six positions were cut, including a middle school academic dean, two substitute teachers, a 504/student success team coordinator, a campus supervisor and a school nurse.
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The employment of the 68 employees is set to end May 29, with one position ending June 12, according to the WARN letter.
The letter stated that affected employees are not represented by a union and may apply for other open positions within the organization.
John Adams Academy officials did not respond to requests for comment from The Sacramento Bee.
The layoffs come after the school’s board voted in March to consolidate its Lincoln high school program into the Roseville campus, which will send as many as 120 students 10 miles south to stay with the academy.
School officials said the Lincoln high school had operated at a deficit for three years and was projected to face a $950,000 shortfall in the 2025-26 school year.
Officials said the campus would have needed about 100 additional students to become financially sustainable, but enrollment had stagnated and retention declined.
“This is not an expense issue. It is a scholar count issue, which really becomes a revenue issue,” Academica managing director Travis Keys said at the meeting.
The consolidation was expected to save about $2.6 million in staffing costs and allow for additional enrollment growth in Roseville, school officials said last month.
This story was originally published April 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM.
