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Budget committee presses staff on unemployment costs, staffing and possible school closures
Summary
During clarifying questions the Budget Committee raised concerns about rising unemployment costs, potential use of reserves, proposed FTE reductions, staffing ratios and a perceived lack of communication about staffing reductions and possible school closures.
Chair Amanda Olson opened the floor for clarifying questions from Budget Committee members; committee members concentrated on a set of operational and staffing concerns that they said needed further detail before Board-level action.
Committee members asked about increased unemployment costs and whether reserves would be used to cover them, the funding source for homeschool support, proposed reductions to full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions, district staffing ratios and class-size targets, and costs for contracted work and site security assessments. The transcript records these topics as the focal points of the committee’s questions but does not record staff responses or new dollar amounts in the meeting minutes.
