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Teachers tell board $4.1M cuts are harming classrooms; call for levies and restored staff
Summary
PLSEA leaders told the Prior Lake‑Savage board that a recent $4.1 million reduction package is increasing class sizes, reducing interventions and eliminating programs, and urged the board to pursue levies and restore staff to preserve instruction and student supports.
During the Jan. 12 open forum, three leaders from the Prior Lake‑Savage Education Association (PLSEA) delivered unified testimony detailing how a recent $4.1 million budget reduction package is affecting classrooms across the district. Speakers described overcrowded lab classes, large kindergarten and elementary sections with students who need intensive support, and the loss or scaling back of programs such as Laker Online.
"The recent $4,100,000 budget reduction…
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