Overview
- The reductions are slated for the 2026–27 school year and require a vote by the MPS school board.
- Auditors previously found the district spent $46 million more than budgeted for 2024–25, prompting the cost-cutting plan.
- Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said no classroom teaching positions will be cut, with class-size caps set at 28 in elementary, 32 in middle school, and smaller in K3–K5.
- About 116 Central Services roles and 147 school-based non-classroom positions such as assistant principals, deans, and implementers are targeted, with roughly 40 already vacant.
- MPS will create a unified student support department to continue work on belonging, equity, PBIS, and restorative practices with fewer positions than during COVID-relief funding, and affected staff will be encouraged to apply for classroom roles.