MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee Public Schools is moving forward with staff cuts outside the classroom. 

Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says about 201 employees will be impacted as part of a plan to reduce roughly 260 non-classroom positions.

The district says those cuts include Central Office staff, assistant principals, and other non-classroom roles. 

“These decisions are incredibly difficult, and we deeply value every member of our MPS team,” said Dr. Cassellius. "At the same time, these reductions allow us to prioritize classrooms, safeguard instruction, and address our structural deficit. We are taking necessary steps to strengthen the educational experience for all MPS students.”

Employees receiving "excess" letters are being told their current job won't exist next year, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll be laid off. 

MPS says they're working to place those employees into other available positions.