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District disciplinologist says proposed cuts would hurt high-needs students
Summary
At the March 24 workshop Amanda Reimer, who identified herself as a district disciplinologist, told the board that eliminating her position and other support roles would reduce early-intervention services and disproportionately harm students with high needs.
Amanda Reimer, who identified herself at the microphone as "Amanda Reimer, I am a district's discipologist," told the board on March 24 she strongly opposes proposals to eliminate support positions.
"All essential, supportive staff," Reimer said, "have direct and lasting implications for the quality of education and its work we provide to each student." She urged board members to consider how early-intervention services and crisis counseling help keep students in school and prevent escalation: "You remove the success, and they fall for the cracks."
Reimer described individual cases and said families without strong advocates could lose access to critical services if specialist positions were eliminated. Several other residents echoed concern about cuts to counseling and specialized programs during public comment.
Board members heard the public testimony but did not record a change to the proposed reductions at the workshop. The budget presentation that preceded public comment showed a remaining shortfall after planned six-month savings; board members discussed reserves and insurance-plan changes as options to reduce the deficit.
