Planning for Success

April: Planning for Success Update

The School Board approved reductions of $3.25 million for the 2024-2025 school year in late March. These reductions are a result of our Planning for Success process that took place throughout the Winter. As the amount of money required for these reductions is significant, many of them will have long-term impacts, including structural changes that will result in increased class sizes in our elementary schools, the elimination of the middle school model, as well as changes to our transportation program that will enforce walking distances and extend ride times for some students.

There are a variety of factors that have contributed to the need to make these significant reductions including state and federal funding that has not kept pace with inflation; numerous unfunded or partially unfunded mandates from the state; the rising costs associated with educating 21st-century students; declining district enrollment; and two failed levy requests. A full list of reductions can be found below.

Administration/District Office

• Change in chargebacks to various district accounts
• Reduction of marketing professional services
• Elimination of the assistant athletic director position

Athletics/Activities

• Elimination of the fall cheer team
• Elimination of one assistant track coach
• Elimination of a strength/conditioning coach
• Increased activity fees
• Reduction of supplies and activity workers

Community Services/Fitness & Aquatic Center (FAC)

• Increased facility rental fees, pending policy change
• Increased FAC membership fees

Early Learning

• Elimination of one paraprofessional
• Reduction of early learning transportation services

Elementary Schools

• Increased class sizes at all grade levels
• Elimination of six classroom certified teaching staff
• Reduction of physical education minutes and three certified teaching staff
• Reduction of school supply budget

Middle School

• Change in current middle school programming model
• Increased class sizes
• Elimination of eight certified teaching staff
• Elimination of paraprofessional lunch supervisor
• Reduction of clerical support
• Reduction of school supply budget

High School/Compass Learning Center (CLC)

• Increased parking fees
• Increased class sizes
• Elimination of 3.85 FTE certified teaching staff
• Elimination of one clerical support staff
• Reduction of school supply budget

Special Services/Multi-Tiered System of Support

• Elimination of three elementary academic interventionists

Technology/Instructional Technology

• Reduction of technology subscriptions, including paid cybersecurity training
• Reduction of student Chromebook purchases in grades 2-4

Transportation and Operations

• Elimination of one custodial position
• Reduction of clerical support
• Reduction of three transportation routes, with an increase in student ride times
• Reduction of one transportation route by enforcing walking distance for elementary (.5 mile) and secondary (1.0) students, pending policy change