MEAN TOUGH DECISIONS FOR A NEW MEXICO SCHOOL DISTRICT. MORE THAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE TRIMMED FROM LOS LUNAS SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR. CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS WITH HOW PEOPLE THERE ARE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY. THE DISTRICT WILL SAVE MOST OF THE MONEY BY NOT FILLING MORE THAN A DOZEN TEACHING POSITION FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. BUT CUTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE IN OTHER AREAS TOO. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF LOS LUNAS SCHOOLS SAYS THE STATE GAVE THEM THREE MILLION DOLLARS LESS TO WORK WITH NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SO CUTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE. 'since about 85 to 90 percent of our budget is salaries we had to cut some positions' SOME POSITIONS AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE AND AT THE SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE FILLED AS WELL AS 18 TEACHING POSITIONS. 'I know that they are already short of teachers and its effecting the kids and their ability to achieve educationally and I think it's a shame'THE DISTRTICT WILL TRY AND SAVE ANOTHER 100- THOUSAND DOLLARS BY TIGHTENING THE BUDGET FOR...