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Parents and teachers urge staffing‑allocation changes after midyear teacher losses; director asks for forensic audit
Summary
Multiple public commenters — mostly parents and volunteers from Title I schools — told the board that the district's use of the October enrollment count and a '2 FTE' rule caused midyear teacher losses and class overcrowding at John Rogers and several other schools. Director Rankin asked the board to consider hiring a forensic accountant and an "
Parents, volunteers and staff during public testimony on June 4 gave detailed accounts of how the district’s current enrollment and staffing policies affected several Title I schools, requesting changes to the staffing timeline and allocation rules.
John Rogers Elementary parents described substantial under‑projection in fall 2023 and spring 2024 that resulted, they said, in teacher losses and midyear class reshuffling. Brian Massey and other John Rogers volunteers told the board the school lost about 70 students during a temporary move and later rebounded, but that staffing decisions made on the October count left classes overcrowded and teachers…
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