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RALEIGH -- It will be a busy meeting for the Wake County School Board Tuesday. Members will take up numerous items including job cuts, a new homework policy and they're still dealing with the clean-up of a school damaged by fire.

School board members say the reductions were needed after the district received a 6 percent cut from the state. At their July 12 meeting, the board decided to reduce hours for teachers assistants instead of their cutting jobs.

But administrators also proposed slashing 70 custodial positions, and reducing contracted cleaning services. Staff say that means some cleaning, like vacuuming, sweeping and mopping classrooms, will be done just once or twice a week.

During last month's meeting, at least one school board member worried about how this would affect students.

"I think we're going to see the difference," said Dr. Anne McLaurin, a Wake County School Board member. We're going to notice the difference and it's the children and the teachers in the classrooms and schools all the time that may have health outcomes from that."

The school board is also scheduled to ratify a contract for the clean up of Rand Road Elementary School after a fire there last month. The contract was initially approved under emergency provisions so the school would be ready for students to return by Monday.

The board will also hear a proposal to overhaul how students are graded. It's meant to standardize the way teachers grade across the district.

Stay with News 14 Carolina and News14.com for updates from the meeting.