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Board debates staffing formula, proposed cuts and transportation impacts; members seek more data
Summary
Board members spent extensive time discussing proposed staffing formulas, vesting for health insurance, and possible budget cuts to close a multimillion‑dollar gap; the superintendent and staff said cuts would be managed through attrition and staff were asked to return with detailed school‑level impacts.
The St. Martin Parish School Board spent a substantial portion of the meeting debating proposed staffing formulas and budget cuts, with several members urging caution about actions that could increase class sizes or reduce services to students.
District staff presented a staffing formula intended to equalize secretarial and clerical (COE) allocations based on building size and enrollment. Board members asked staff to provide a school‑by‑school impact analysis. Speaker 7 told the board, "no person will lose their job because of these proposed cuts,"…
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