Park Rapids board approves consent items including paraprofessional reductions and two resignations
Summary
At its June 1 working meeting the Park Rapids Area School Board approved the agenda and consent items that included reductions to paraprofessional hours and accepted resignations from an art teacher and a JV coach.
Chairperson Safratowich called the Park Rapids Area School Board meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. The board approved the meeting agenda and addendums on a motion by Board member Morgan and a second by Board member Kocka and then approved the consent items (motion Morgan/Pike).
The consent items approved included the May 18, 2026 regular meeting minutes; donations made to the Park Rapids School District; a reduction of the Indian Education paraprofessional position by 3.25 hours per day; reduction of a Title I paraprofessional position at Century School; and acceptance of resignations from Chris Kirchner, art teacher at Century School, and Joe Morgan, JV boys basketball coach. The transcript records the motions and mover/second combinations but does not include recorded vote tallies in the excerpt provided.
Board member Morgan and Board member Pike are recorded as movers on the consent approval. No additional discussion about the operational impacts, timelines for the paraprofessional reductions, or replacement plans was included in the meeting excerpt.
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