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Prior Lake‑Savage presentations show $5 million in cuts since 2019–20, fewer curriculum specialists and growing mandate costs
Summary
District administrators told the board the Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools has cut about $5 million since 2019–20, eliminated multiple nonclassroom support positions and faces multi‑hundred‑thousand‑dollar exposures from new state mandates and training requirements.
District administrators presented a staffing and budget update showing roughly $5 million in reductions since the 2019–20 school year, with $4 million cut in the most recent year. School leaders said those cuts have reduced nonclassroom support positions that help curriculum delivery and teacher coaching.
Why it matters: Administration warned board members that future reductions will affect statutorily required programs and essential services, reduce capacity for professional development and increase workloads for remaining staff, with downstream effects on student supports and instructional improvement.
The presentation summarized the district’s recent actions and remaining capacity: the district used about $5 million from reserves since 2019–20; last year’s reductions totaled approximately $4 million (about a 3.3 percent overall reduction). Staff said district office departments reduced roughly $1.2…
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