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Fond du Lac board workshop maps $3.5M in possible cuts; technology, library and paraprofessional reductions debated
Summary
In a workshop after its Feb. 16 meeting the Fond du Lac School District board reviewed options to achieve $3.5 million in budget reductions, including changes to device purchase cycles, delaying or phasing classroom-display installs, reducing library media specialists with secretarial offsets, and trimming instructional-assistant days.
At a public workshop following its Feb. 16 regular meeting, the Fond du Lac School District Board of Education spent roughly two hours reviewing a package of proposed reductions that administrators said would total about $3.5 million. The board president said the goal is to present the board’s recommendation at the next regular meeting.
Technology and devices: Paul Hermas, identified in the meeting as the district’s director of technology services and assessment, described a seven-year replacement cycle for student devices and estimated that moving to a 2:1 student-to-device ratio for a single grade-level purchase year would save approximately $80,000–$85,000. He warned that pausing tech purchases (a full "freeze") would concentrate replacement needs later and could harm high-school digital curriculum that currently relies on digital resources.
Classroom displays: staff outlined that interactive LCD boards and their associated Chromebox…
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