Pine‑Richland administrators propose 9.5 position reduction as board weighs 2.1% millage option

At its April 21 meeting the Pine‑Richland School District presented a recommended package of staffing and revenue changes to reduce an operating shortfall, and the board instructed administrators to prepare two proposed budgets — one that includes a 2.1% millage adjustment and one that does not — to be advertised on May 12.

The administration detailed a recommendation to reduce 9.5 full‑time equivalent positions for 2025–26: 4 paraprofessionals, 3.5 teachers (by attrition), and 2 custodians. Superintendent Doctor Miller said staff is the district's largest expenditure, and administrators proposed the combination of these reductions plus modest structural revenue increases to narrow a projected deficit.

Doctor Miller said the proposed staffing changes represent part of a broader effort to both reduce recurring spending and pursue…