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Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools unveils proposed 2026–27 budget with more than $4 million in reductions
Summary
District staff proposed more than $4 million in reductions for the 2026–27 budget, including elementary consolidations, staffing trims and contingency adjustments; officials said shifting enrollment — especially kindergarten counts — and potential state changes to compensatory aid are driving the cuts.
PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS — District staff presented a proposed 2026–27 budget that would require more than $4 million in reductions and a series of staffing changes across elementary, middle and high schools.
The district framed the cuts around declining enrollment and funding uncertainty, saying administrators have met with building principals to identify adjustments that protect classroom impact where possible. “We are in a really challenging situation where we are having to make some really tough decisions,” a district presenter said at the start of the study session.
Director Ryder, who led the enrollment portion of the presentation, said the most immediate revenue risk is kindergarten. “That kindergarten number technically still is the 529. However, I’m accounting for possibly 40 less, just in case,” Ryder said, noting the district has provisionally…
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