The Bullitt County Board of Education on July 28 approved a slate of staffing and position changes requested by school principals and district directors. The approvals were presented individually and passed by voice vote, typically 5-0.

Scope of approvals
- Title I-funded positions and school requests: Cedar Grove Elementary approved a certified interventionist (math/reading), a five-hour kindergarten assistant (183 days), a 2.25-hour instructional assistant (183 days) and two additional team leaders, all funded from Title I; Crossroads Elementary approved a 2.25-hour instructional assistant funded by Title I.
- SBDM/Section 6-funded roles: Bullitt Central High School approved a 3% supplement from Section 6 funds to cover part of a behavior coach's salary not funded by Title I; Robey Elementary added two clerical hours; Bullitt Central added 2.5 clerical hours to restore coverage; Hebron and Eastside middle schools each approved an additional team leader as an extra-duty position paid from site funds.
- Short-term and limited positions: Eastside Middle School was approved for a part-time counselor for the 2025-26 year only (not to exceed 72 school days) to help coordinate student mental-health needs; Overdale Elementary was approved to hire a 3-hour kindergarten instructional assistant paid from Title I.
- Family Resource Center and custodians: The board approved a family resource center assistant to serve Maryville and Overdale (funded by the FY26 FRC grant) and approved two districtwide custodians (general fund) to provide flexible coverage when schools have temporary shortages or for district events.
- Facilities staffing/title change: The board approved changing the job title "lead day custodian" to "plant manager" to reflect broader supervisory responsibilities.

Why it matters
- The approvals allocate federal (Title I), grant (FRC), SBDM/Section 6 and general-fund resources to add staff that administrators said are needed for interventions, clerical coverage, counseling and operations ahead of the school year. Several speakers emphasized that these requests come from site-based needs assessments.

Funding and oversight
- Presenters repeatedly noted that the Title I-funded positions come from federal Title I allocations at the school level and that SBDM/Section 6 decisions are made at the school-site level; the board and staff noted that principals determine site priorities within those funding streams.

Quotations
"These funds would not even be available if we didn't have that from the federal government," a district official said while responding to a question about Title I-funded positions.

Approval and votes
- Most staffing items were approved by motions made and seconded during the meeting; voice votes recorded unanimous approval (5-0) on the items as presented.

Provenance: multiple consent and personnel items presented and approved during the July 28 meeting.