Plainfield SD 202 outlines staffing reductions, announces RIF resolutions and $995,144 in savings

Plainfield SD 202 administrators presented staffing changes tied to the FY27 budget that would reduce the district’s administrative and noncertified workforce and presented two resolutions to authorize reductions in force.

Administration reported it is evaluating nonunion and noncertified positions and proposed eliminating a confidential secretary position and a director-of-safety position through attrition and reduction-in-force methods. For noncertified positions the district proposed reducing 29 FTE across paraprofessionals, general office secretaries, copy clerks, groundskeepers, painters and custodians for a projected cost reduction of $995,144, with many changes effective July 1, 2026.

At the meeting the board moved and passed resolutions (agenda items 10.1 and 10.2) authorizing a reduction in force for nonbargaining-unit education-support personnel and for educational personnel effective at the close of the 2025–26 school term. Motions were made and carried on roll-call votes.

Separately, in student-discipline matters the board approved administrative recommendations to place several students in alternative placements for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year and the full 2026–27 year where specified.

Administrators said the staffing proposals were developed through attrition and a reduction-in-force model and that the district will continue to evaluate vacancies before filling positions. The board’s formal approvals advance those personnel actions as part of broader budget work scheduled over the summer.