MONROE — The Monroe School Board has approved its budget for the next school year.
In a 4-1 vote, the board approved the $64.3 million proposal with little discussion Monday night. Director Debra Kolrud voted against approval, saying there should have been more concessions from administrators during their contract negotiations.
She was talking about a decision the board made earlier in the year where 31 administrators, including Superintendent Ken Hoover, accepted $135,000 worth in wage and benefit concessions that including taking furlough days, no wage increases and less money to attend educational conferences.
Besides the concessions, the board had also consolidated its three middle schools into two, and changed the kindergarten schedule to alternate days to save on transportation costs.
The budget has about $2 million in reductions compared to last school year. The district would also have 25 fewer teaching positions and two fewer administrative positions. The district also projects losing 284 students from a year ago.
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