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Holdingford board reviews preliminary 2026–27 budget and possible elementary staffing reductions
Summary
Superintendent Chris Swenson and Business Manager Garrity Gerber outlined staffing scenarios that could reduce first-grade and sixth-grade sections to three and presented a preliminary budget that incorporates proposed cuts; decisions are required at the March regular meeting.
Superintendent Chris Swenson updated the Holdingford Public School District board on preliminary 2026–27 budget planning at the March 4 work session, outlining staffing scenarios that could reduce first-grade and sixth-grade sections in the elementary school to three sections each. Swenson said different staffing scenarios remain under consideration and that the board must approve final staffing for the regular March meeting.
Business Manager Garrity Gerber presented a preliminary budget that incorporates the proposed cuts and told the board the figures are close to where the district needs to be. Gerber also reported the district was awarded VPK points, which affect how preschool dollars flow between Community Education and the general fund; that state funding detail prompted discussion about Kindergarten Round-up.
No formal reductions were approved at the work session; Swenson described the scenarios and said final staffing decisions will be brought back for board approval. The work session record does not specify how affected staff or class sizes would be adjusted under each scenario.
