Mukilteo School District plans for possible staff cuts

EVERETT — The Mukilteo School District is considering eliminating about 41 teaching and administrative positions in the 2026-27 school year due largely to falling enrollment rates, district staff shared Tuesday at a school board meeting.

As many as 33.5 full-time equivalent positions for classroom teachers may be cut as part of the reductions, a school board document read. Two administrative positions could be cut and 5.6 full-time equivalent paraeducator positions could also be reduced.

Those cuts, along with reductions in supply spending, would help the district save about $6.2 million. The district shared the numbers Tuesday as part of a proposed reduced educational program, a planning document required by the state that gives advanced notice before potential staffing cuts. The board is expected to vote on whether to approve the reduced educational program at a future meeting.

Class size ratios would remain equivalent to what the district had budgeted for the current school year if the cuts were put into place, said Jon Poolman, the director of business services and safety at the Mukilteo School District, at Tuesday’s meeting.

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