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Monroe Public Schools unveils $5.5M reduction plan, board asks for details on safety and services
Summary
Superintendent Andy Shaw and staff outlined proposed cuts and cost-avoidance measures aimed at closing about $5.5 million in budget shortfalls, including administrative cuts, technology savings and staffing adjustments; the board sought data on safety contractors and clinic usage before final decisions.
Superintendent Andy Shaw presented an initial plan to trim roughly $5.5 million from Monroe Public Schools' budget, outlining administrative reductions, technology cost avoidance and staffing changes. He told the board the presentation would prioritize hard numbers and staff would answer questions during the session.
"So to our board tonight, we wanna go over, an update of the work that has been done and then really dive into your q and a," Shaw said as he introduced the agenda for detailed budget discussion. The board approved the meeting agenda and entered a full review of line-item proposals.
The proposal package includes a $645,000 reduction tied to district-level administrative positions and $190,000 in other operational savings at the administrative building, plus technology service cuts and paused device purchases intended to avoid another $600,000 in general-fund expenditures. Board members repeatedly requested follow-up materials, including contract details, usage data and precise staff counts, and the superintendent scheduled additional information for the coming week.
The board recessed into detailed presentations on separate topics — administrative staffing, technology, elementary boundary changes, secondary staffing and school-safety contracts — and directed staff to return with data on the ProMedica clinic, ACAP security consulting, and enrollment-driven staffing impacts. The board set a follow-up discussion for May 11–12 with interim materials due on Friday.
