Grangeville superintendent says district will share staff with Kooske to cut non‑student roles

Amanda Bush, superintendent of Grangeville School District, said the small district will reduce non‑student‑facing positions and begin sharing essential staff with the neighboring Kooske school district next year to save costs while preserving staff who work directly with students.

"Next year, as we embark on our own, we will share staff with the school district down in Kooske. We will share staff that are essential to both areas. We will work together to share those costs," Bush said, describing the districts' planned arrangement.

Bush told listeners the district has seen declining enrollment and a corresponding need to right‑size staffing. She said some employees who previously worked in both districts will be assigned to a single district and that both districts will try to find other tasks for affected staff. "We are trying to wisely work within the resources we have to pay for the staff that we need," she said.

The superintendent emphasized the district's priority is retaining positions that directly support students, and said administrators will seek economical sharing agreements not only with Kooske but with other nearby districts when possible. The transcript records no formal board motion, vote, funding amount, or implementation timeline beyond the general "next year" timeframe described by Bush.

Bush closed her remarks by thanking listeners; the transcript does not show any public comment responses or a recorded board decision on the proposal.