SMSD Superintendent Dr. Michael Schumacher announced during the Board of Education Financial Report on March 25 that the district isn’t adding any of the 113.3 Building Needs Assessment requested full-time positions including interventionists, Information Technology IT specialists, teacher instructional coaches and elementary counselors, according to SMSD Board recaps. “This was very hard to do,” Schumacher said, in an address to the SMSD Board of Education. “The topic of adding counselors is a very passionate topic, but hopefully our community can understand that while we want to add these positions and add counselors, we aren’t able to do that at this time.” The district said the decision comes after declining enrollment and decreased state funding. For the 2025-26 school year, the district lost over $4 million due to a sudden drop in enrollment of over 250 students across the district, according to Schumacher.  To read more, click the link in bio. #storybychristopherlong #design...