The St. Paul School District's administration will be drastically restructured this summer to cut $11 million from its budget and to become more efficient.
The changes include combining several positions and departments and eliminating others.
"This reorganization really is designed to enhance the work of academics," said Suzanne Kelly, the district's chief of staff. "We're saving money and creating efficiencies in other areas."
The school board approved the changes at its last board meeting. The changes will take place in July.
In the end, five administrators will report directly to Superintendent Valeria Silva and seven new positions will be created.
That's down from the 10 administrators who reported directly to her under the old organization chart.
The district is facing a possible $25 million budget deficit next school year that will force cuts across the board.
Under the administration's proposed budget cuts, the district would lay off 304 employees and slash millions of dollars from several departments. Several administrative offices and the print copy mail center would be eliminated. Most of the district employees facing layoffs were hired with money from last year's federal stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
