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School board retreat focused on budget realignment; administrators stress limits on cutting compensation
Summary
At a Nov. 7–recap during the Nov. 10 meeting, administrators told the board a forced-choice retreat exercise showed reducing employee compensation ranked low; administrators also stressed legal and contract limits and said 85% of the district budget is tied to people and benefits.
The Grand Forks Public Schools board heard a recap of the Nov. 7 budget realignment retreat and discussed next steps as the administration prepares scenarios for December and January.
Mr. Baumbach summarized the retreat outcomes and explained that a forced-choice exercise run separately with board members, directors and principals produced comparable prioritizations. "Eighty-five percent of the…
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