CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) said it has some tough decisions to make in the coming months.

That’s because it needs to cut out more than $11 million from its budget.

This district said it expects to lose $11 million next year because of carry over from this year’s deficit, salary increases, and a drop in enrollment of students leaving to attend schools outside the district like the new charter school CR Prep.

That’s why it’s looking at ways to reduce and consolidate , but right now nothing is decided.

“No decisions have been made,” CRCSD School Board President Jennifer Neumann said.

It said it’s looking to the community to help it decide what to cut.

“We are asking district staff, families, and taxpayers to provide critical, knowled

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