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West Bend district outlines preliminary 2025–26 staffing priorities, cites enrollment trends and budget uncertainty
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Lenny Hansen presented the district's preliminary staffing priorities for 2025'26, saying the plan will prioritize sustaining programs while adjusting staffing through attrition in response to declining enrollment and the end of federal pandemic funds.
Assistant Superintendent Lenny Hansen presented the West Bend Joint School District No. 1's preliminary staffing priorities for the 2025'26 school year, outlining how enrollment trends, student needs and budget projections will guide staffing decisions.
Hansen told the board the district's three core drivers are student needs, enrollment and budget. "Our core drivers, our core priorities don't fluctuate a ton because they really revolve around a few key items," Hansen said, describing staffing as the district's "biggest expense and most important expense of the year."
The presentation flagged a continuing decline in enrollment that is now projected to affect the high school more noticeably, with…
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