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Saint Joseph school board reopens Plan E after staff and special-education capacity concerns; schedules Nov. 12 session
Summary
After presentations showing Plan E yields only modest near-term savings and may not fit middle-school special-education programming, the Saint Joseph Board of Education agreed to hold a Nov. 12 special/work session to choose between two-high-school alternatives and arrive at a single plan before a Nov. 24 decision.
Trustees on the Saint Joseph Board of Education spent most of a Nov. 8 work session probing the district's "Plan E" for reorganizing schools and cutting costs, concluding that Plan E may not deliver the staffing and programmatic capacity needed — particularly for middle-school special-education services — and agreeing to reconvene on Nov. 12 to consider alternative two-high-school plans.
Dr. McGinnis (district administration) opened the discussion by reviewing Plan E's premise and consultant input from Jeff Leek. Administration's financial summary showed Plan E would produce roughly $608,000 in staffing-related savings in the first full year (modeled using attrition) and additional potential savings the following year; staff emphasized the figures assume hiring freezes and retirements rather than immediate layoffs.
The nut of the trustees' concerns was special education. Doctor Anderson, the…
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