Perrysburg district says redistricting savings will restore elementary staff and fund extracurricular access program

Perrysburg Exempted Village staff told the Board of Education on March 5 that money projected to be saved from recent elementary redistricting could be used to restore several school-level positions and activities and to seed a new districtwide fund to keep extracurriculars accessible.

The presentation from district staff said the redistricting option the board approved last month freed an estimated $500,000 to $630,000 and reduced elementary staff by four teachers; those savings are the source of the proposed restorations. “This is being generated by those actions that the board took last month,” said Mr. Hosler, a staff member who presented the financial summary.

District leaders said the first priority for reinvestment is elementary-level supports. The proposal would restore a fourth librarian for the district’s elementary schools, add intervention tutors (17.5-hour positions) focused on reading or math, reinstate safety-patrol coordinators, restore field-trip funding and transportation, and pay stipends for student…