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Kenyon-Wanamingo board directs administration to recommend program and position reductions
Summary
Facing lower enrollment and fiscal pressure, the school board directed the superintendent to propose discontinuance or curtailment of programs and positions and to identify teacher contracts for potential nonrenewal or unrequested leaves of absence.
The Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board approved a resolution directing the superintendent and administration to prepare recommendations for discontinuing or curtailing programs and positions to reduce expenditures. Member AJ Lindell introduced the resolution and Member Erica Aronson seconded; the board approved it by roll call vote, 6-0 (Paquin absent).
The resolution cites a reduction in student enrollment and the district's financial condition as the basis for the directive. It explicitly directs administration to determine which teachers' contracts may be terminated or which teachers might be placed on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits as part of discontinuance of positions. The action is procedural direction rather than an immediate personnel decision; specific positions and programs for elimination were not listed in the minutes and will be subject to future administrative recommendations and board action.
Board members approved the measure as a formal instruction to staff to identify options and return recommendations for board consideration.
