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North Marion SD 15 board authorizes superintendent to begin reduction in force as district eyes furlough days amid $2.8M shortfall
Summary
Faced with an estimated $2.8 million gap next year driven by declining enrollment and rising PERS costs, the North Marion SD 15 board authorized the superintendent to conduct a reduction in force and discussed negotiating two furlough days with staff associations to reduce costs.
The North Marion SD 15 school board voted to authorize the superintendent to conduct a reduction in force as part of efforts to close an estimated $2.8 million budget gap for the 2025–26 school year.
At the meeting, the district business manager (speaker 6) told the board the governor’s biennial school-fund estimate leaves the district “2,800,000.0 short for next year,” citing declining enrollment and rising PERS obligations as the primary drivers. The business manager said the district has lost more than 400 students since earlier years and faces about $1.3 million in increased PERS costs.
Superintendent (speaker 4) framed the RIF authorization as a necessary, if…
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