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Woodland presents 2025‑26 staffing plan proposing 6.3 FTE net increase; board questions class sizes and role changes
Summary
Administration proposed a staffing plan that would add 6.3 full‑time‑equivalent positions districtwide (net) and $262,570 in salary and benefits, with role redefinitions intended to embed equity work into schools and expand family‑coordinator and intervention positions.
Miss Bennett presented the district’s annual staffing plan and told trustees the net districtwide change would be an increase of 6.3 full‑time‑equivalent positions and an estimated $262,570 in additional salary and benefit costs if the board approved all recommendations.
The plan would add 38.8 full‑time positions (licensed and non‑licensed) and reduce 32.5 positions through reassignments and retirements, administration said. Key proposals included creating one new kindergarten classroom (one teacher and two paraprofessionals), converting some reading‑recovery positions into broader interventionist roles, adding family‑coordinator positions at each school to expand wraparound supports, and hiring instructional coaches at the middle school in core content areas.
Miss Bennett said some existing roles will be reduced or restructured rather than eliminated, and she described a $95,150 saving tied to sunsetting a temporary equity/dean position as work is embedded in school teams. She also described an operations change that would convert an unfilled custodian role to a 0.8‑FTE Saturday‑only position to provide weekend facility supervision without increasing weekday overtime.
Board members asked about class sizes and credentials for interventionists. Miss Bennett said class sizes on the proposed plan were expected to remain within district guidelines and confirmed interventionist positions would require appropriate licensure. The board did not vote on the staffing plan at the meeting; administration requested feedback and said recommendations would be included in future budget and staffing approvals.
