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LRSD budget update: Hall High conversion model could cut staff and yield $2M–$2.5M in savings
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Wright told the board the draft budget reductions include a Hall High School convergent-charter staffing model that could lower FTEs at the school from about 61 to 30–40 and save an estimated $2.0–$2.5 million if the state approves conversion; the district has identified roughly $5 million in reductions so far and plans further position-specific recommendations for a Feb. 26 agenda.
Little Rock School District administrators presented a revised budget-reductions planning document on Feb. 12 that added two significant line items: an estimate tied to a proposed Hall High School convergent-charter staffing model and the planned elimination of a program partnership run by an external provider.
Dr. Wright said the Hall conversion is not yet approved by the state but that, based on the model and current enrollment interest (just…
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