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Board considers reducing paraprofessionals; special‑education staffing may rise
Summary
Board members questioned the effect of reducing paraprofessionals on student support; administration said reducing paras would return staffing to prior levels for current enrollment but the district will have one additional special‑education teacher due to higher special‑education counts.
Board members asked how cuts to paraprofessionals would affect classroom support and special‑education services. AJ Dombeck, a staff member for ISD #306, told the board that "reducing the number of paras takes us back to the same number of para’s we had when we were last at this number of students," and added the district will be "one special education teacher higher due to the number of special education students being higher."
The board weighed that losing paraprofessional hours could reduce direct support for students but also noted that overall staffing decisions are being considered in light of the district’s enrollment and benefits costs. No binding decision was made; administrators will return with more detailed staffing proposals as part of the budget follow-up.
