Three Village to cut nine central-office positions, move chairs into director roles

Doctor Scanlon told the board the district is reorganizing its central-office structure to consolidate chairs into district-level directors and reduce administrative overhead. “This represents about a 20% cut in the administrative staff,” he said, explaining that some chair duties will be elevated to director-level positions while two central-office administrative posts will be eliminated for a net of nine fewer administrators.

Scanlon said the change is driven by programmatic needs and declining enrollment; the district has moved from about 7,400 students to roughly 5,400 and is aiming for more consistent P–12 curricular coordination across English, math, science and other departments.

Administration also said retirements are a significant near-term source of savings: the district has 21 teacher retirements this year and anticipates many more in the next 5–10 years, which will create recurring budget relief if positions are not fully replaced. The board discussed how savings from retirements could be applied to rebuilding reserves or sustaining programs.

The superintendent said some roles (for example, the principal at the Academy) will be retitled to an assistant-director position for alternative education and other district-level tasks; other roles required by regulation (DASA coordinator, mandated PPS positions) will be retained.

What happens next: Administration will finalize job descriptions and the personnel changes that will appear through the regular personnel agenda; board members said they want to continue to track how savings are applied to reserves and programs.