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District proposes job-description changes, cites 10% reduction in administrative staff and $145,740 saved from reclassification
Summary
District human-resources and operations leaders presented multiple job-description updates at the Jan. 13 work session and described continued efforts to reduce administrative headcount and reorganize responsibilities.
District human-resources and operations leaders presented multiple job-description updates at the Jan. 13 work session and described continued efforts to reduce administrative headcount and reorganize responsibilities.
Key proposals and rationale
- Reframe the district's discrimination/Title IX coordinator role as 'Associate Legal Counsel, Discrimination/Title IX Coordinator.' District leaders said the change distributes workload and is expected to result in about $145,740 in annual savings using current-year dollars.
- Administrative Assistant 1 (student services) description: staff proposed more specific job framings for clerical and administrative assistants at middle and high schools as a result of a compensation and job-description study.
- Manager of Facilities Maintenance and Internal Service Systems: wording updates to reflect work related to referendum-funded projects and facility operations.
- New Occupational Therapist Assistant job description: staff proposed adding the classification to allow hiring occupational therapist assistants (a different credential than occupational therapists) to help with caseload distribution in Special Education.
Background and staffing context
Superintendent Beyer (first name not specified) and staff said the district pursued a strategic budget-reduction plan in response to a multi-year budget gap. The district reported a roughly 10 percent reduction in district-office administrative staffing through attrition and role consolidation; staff said the office remains lean and that some employees now have expanded duties. Board members discussed promoting from within and asked that promotion language be considered for the facilities manager description.
Next steps
Staff will return with the formal job-description documents and incorporate board input; one proposal cited an immediate projected savings figure for the Title IX reclassification.
