WINONA, Minn. – The Winona school district budget director, Sarah Slaby, said the School Board may need to trim staff to balance next school year’s budget. Savings will need to come from somewhere, she said. Slaby noted that contRact negotiations are coming up with the teachers union and that inflation is creating pressure for salary hikes. Slaby has put a 3% increase for salaries overall in her budget proposal as a place-polder. Nobody, she said, should consider 3% as a base or a max for negotiations.
