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Parent questions staffing cuts; administration says core classes covered though class sizes may grow
Summary
A parent asked about an email reporting planned elimination of several instructional positions; administrators said cuts were made earlier for budget reasons, assured core classes remain covered, and offered follow-up with middle-school staff to explain schedules.
During privilege of the floor, Holland resident and parent Emily King asked the board for clarification after seeing an email that she said indicated the district intended to eliminate at least four instructional positions across grades 5–12.
"I did see an email a few months ago that said we were gonna get rid of at least 4 instructional positions from grades 5 through 12," King said, asking how core instruction would continue and whether parents would be informed before school starts. Administrators responded that the cuts were made in March and that the district reorganized staffing to preserve core classes, though some class sizes will be larger. "We can accommodate the instruction in the number of students; some class sizes are bigger," an administrator said and invited King to follow up with the middle-school office for schedule details. The transcript also records a numerical account that the district initially planned 11.0 and 0.5 positions to be cut and that after adjustments the figure mentioned was "9.5" (as discussed during the exchange).
The exchange was recorded during public comment; administrators offered further one-on-one follow-up to explain schedules and the operational restructuring to affected families.
