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Roseau school board reviews $500,000 in mandated reductions, including cuts to specialist and paraprofessional roles
Summary
At a May 6 work session the Roseau Public School District reviewed Exhibit 4.3, a board directive listing options to reduce $500,000 in expenditures, including absorbing a retiring media specialist role, vacant custodial and choir positions, a .5 FTE math position, paraprofessional reductions, and a 15% cut to supplies.
The Roseau Public School District board reviewed Exhibit 4.3 at its May 6, 2026 work session, which lists options for reducing $500,000 in expenditures. The exhibit outlines specific staffing and supply reductions the board has directed be considered; the transcript records the exhibit text but does not identify who presented it during the session.
Exhibit 4.3 proposes the following reductions and reassignment steps: absorb the media specialist position upon retirement; absorb a vacant custodial position; absorb a vacant choir position by filling the duties with existing staff after an early-retirement incentive; absorb a .5 FTE math teaching position that is currently vacant (the district is advertising for a .5 FTE math hire); absorb paraprofessional positions due to retirements and reassign at least one paraprofessional; reduce the work day for two-thirds of paraprofessional staff by 30 minutes a day (a 7% reduction); and reduce the supply budget by 15%.
The transcript contains the exhibit text but does not record a motion, vote, or staff presentation tied to formal approval of these specific reductions during the May 6 work session. The exhibit is recorded as a "Board directive to reduce $500,000.00 in expenditures," but the meeting minutes do not show a board vote on the items during this session.
Next steps were not specified in the transcript; the exhibit and list of reductions were made part of the work-session record for further consideration. The transcript does not specify implementation timelines, affected employee names, or which department (if any) will carry out the detailed staffing changes.
