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Parent tells board proposed cuts threaten school librarians, media specialists
Summary
At open forum, Kristen King told the Prior Lake‑Savage board she’d read that media/library specialist positions could be cut and urged the board to consider the effect on students and families, saying her daughter’s library time was a key part of her school success.
During the public‑comment portion of the Feb. 9 meeting, Prior Lake resident Kristen King—who identified herself as a district alum and a parent—urged the board to retain library/media specialist positions she said are at risk under proposed cuts.
"One of the things that I read online was that as a parent ... those positions are in danger with our cuts," King said, describing how her daughter’s library/media specialist is a "safe place" that supported early reading and differentiation. She told the board that losing the position would be "a loss because she really connected with her media specialist" and that the change would affect students and families.
Board members acknowledged the comment. No staff response or formal action on staffing was taken during the public‑comment period; later agenda items addressed budget forecasts and staffing more broadly.
The comment was made during the meeting’s open forum and was entered into the record under citizen input.
