STURGIS — The Meade 46-1 School Board this week approved several reductions at sites district-wide as part of budget cuts.

Among the reductions are a full-time equivalent of an administrative position at the high school, one school resource officer from Summerset, one elimination from the Gifted and Talented program and the elimination of one math teacher from Sturgis Brown High School as well as two teaching positions at Sturgis Elementary. Two teaching positions at Piedmont Valley Elementary have also been considered for reduction.

The district hopes to see a savings of just over $686,000.

Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt says effects on next year’s class sizes will be increased class sizes in 3rd grade from 20 to 25 students and a position from 4th grade will be absorbed and the ratio will remain the same at 24 students per section.