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Nordonia Hills superintendent outlines $1.5 million in cuts, proposes nine staff reductions
Summary
At a March 18 special Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Casey presented a $1.5 million cost‑reduction plan that includes $548,719 in immediate appropriation reductions, $414,000 in 2024‑25 budget adjustments and approximately $585,000 from personnel changes (primarily attrition and a small reduction‑in‑force). The board was asked to vote that night on the immediate appropriation reductions.
Superintendent Casey told the Nordonia Hills City School District Board of Education on March 18 that administrators have identified roughly $1,500,000 in potential savings to address a challenging five‑year forecast and extend levy resources.
Casey said the recommended package splits savings into three buckets: $548,719 in immediate reductions to budget appropriations that the board would vote on that night, about $414,000 in adjustments to the 2024‑25 budget and roughly $585,000 from personnel changes achieved through attrition, unfilled positions and a limited reduction‑in‑force. "The dollar you save today is $2 tomorrow," Casey said, describing the decision to start with this year's budget rather than wait until next year.
Why it matters: the proposal aims to preserve what the superintendent called the…
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