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The International Falls School District could face cuts in the near future.

The Falls School Board is expected to consider directing administration to make recommendations for reductions in programs and positions, along with supporting justification for those recommendations, when it meets next week.

Because Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the board will meet 5 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria at Falls High School.

Should a motion be approved allowing administration to take the reigns on reduction recommendations, a resolution will be passed by the board.

The board will also consider restructuring its hiring committee requirements following a recommendation by the Minnesota School Board Association.

Following the regular meeting, the board will meet in closed session for an appraisal review of Superintendent Kevin Grover.

This is Grover's first year in the position as the district's top administrator. He was hired by the board last May.

A summary statement of Grover's performance appraisal with goals and objectives is expected to be delivered when the meeting is reopened.

Grover, along with school principals Melissa Tate and Tim Everson, will also offer their monthly reports to the board.

Also Tuesday, the board is expected to:

  • Consider approving formation of a drama club at Falls High School.
  • Receive the 2015-16 revenue budget for adoption.
  • Receive a revised policy of student activity accounts.
  • Approve a contract with the International Falls Figure Skating Club for summer ice time rental during the month of July in the amount of $800. 
  • Acknowledge a sixth-grade fundraiser for the annual sixth-grade trip to the Twin Cities.
  • Acknowledge a fourth-grade fundraiser for an annual trip to the Long Lake Conservation Center. 
  • Acknowledge Steve Joslyn as a volunteer boy's swim coach. 
  • Approve the hire of Jamie Hell as a 0.75 full-time equivalent secretary. 
  • Accept the resignation of Janell Ice as an educational support professional. 
  • Accept the resignation of Tiffany Reineck as an educational support professional.