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Plainfield SD 202 projects staffing increase, district leaders say the figure is ‘fluid’
Summary
District officials told a March 19 committee meeting the draft 2025–26 staffing plan shows net additions concentrated in high schools and special programs, with an estimated staffing cost cited as roughly $2.84 million; administrators called the numbers preliminary and subject to change with registration and hiring.
Dr. Craig Brown, director of administration and personnel for Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, told the March 19 Personnel Policy and Administration committee that the district’s 2025–26 certified staffing plan is still “very fluid” but currently shows a net increase in full-time equivalent positions and a multi‑million dollar salary impact.
Brown said the district is projecting an increase of 28.1 certified classroom teachers districtwide, with an elementary decrease of eight positions, no net change at the middle‑school level and an increase of…
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