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Board directs superintendent to recommend program and position reductions amid financial concerns
Summary
Trustees adopted a resolution asking the superintendent and administration to identify potential program or position discontinuances and recommend reductions, citing the district's financial condition; the motion passed unanimously.
The ISD 2071 school board on Jan. 20 passed a resolution directing Superintendent Benson and district administrators to consider discontinuing or curtailing programs and positions to reduce expenditures and to return recommendations to the board with reasons.
Member Paul moved the resolution and Member Sargent seconded; the board recorded the motion as carried unanimously. The resolution states the district's financial condition "dictates" that reductions may be necessary and explicitly authorizes administration to make recommendations that include potential teacher contract terminations or placement on unrequested leaves of absence if discontinuances are required.
Board members did not adopt specific reductions at the meeting; rather, they instructed administration to develop proposals for board consideration. The minutes cite the resolution's purpose as effecting economies in the school district.
