St. Louis Public Schools announces “reduction in force”
District reorganizes because of budget reductions - Statement from Superintendent Diana Bourisaw

Last Friday, the St. Louis Public Schools issued "Reduction in Force" notices to 34 employees because of declining revenue. All but 12 of these employees have rights to other district positions.
 
The budget approved by the St. Louis Board of Education, which passed last month, authorized a reduction in up to 60 administrative positions.  We hoped that all reductions would occur through attrition, especially with the early separation program that the district has offered. However, this did not happen in all cases.
 
Administration worked diligently to identify positions that could be reduced in a manner that would not affect classroom instruction.

The position of director of community relations has been eliminated. Any coaching vacancies will be filled by district teachers.
 
Affected employees will still have the ability to continue receiving their current healthcare benefits through July 31. Employees may then elect to pursue benefits through COBRA.