District shows live personnel spreadsheet and cut list; staff savings detailed but benefits not yet included

District staff showed board members a live personnel spreadsheet and a transparency page on the district website that catalogues cuts, position eliminations and bumping outcomes tied to the post-levy reductions.

Human-resources staff member Don Christie (identified in the meeting) described how the Google document captures current certified positions being eliminated and where displaced staff with seniority are ‘‘bumping’’ into other vacancies. That bumping can create instances where a replacement has a higher salary than the position eliminated, producing temporary red-line (negative) net figures on the spreadsheet; staff said those are part of the bumping cycle and the overall net savings must be calculated after final recalls, resignations and postings. "When she was recalled, she replaced Kelly Van Treece, which [produced] the net negative $16,007.21," a presenter explained during the meeting when walking through a sample line.

Staff emphasized the spreadsheet is a fluid snapshot (staff noted the screenshots used in the presentation were taken June 3 and had already changed) and that the salary numbers shown are for the 2024–25 year only; benefits and 2025–26 step increases are not included in the snapshot. Presenters estimated the teacher-line reductions and related actions total around $2,000,000 in savings plus a ballpark 760,000 to reflect benefit baselines, and reminded the public that the full $6,000,000-plus in cuts referenced earlier reflects other non-personnel reductions listed on the separate multi-page reductions document.

Board members asked clarifying questions about line items where a replacement salary exceeded the eliminated salary and about timing for recalls and postings; staff answered that recall/resignation movements will change the spreadsheet and that Human Resources will keep it updated publicly.

Ending: Staff said they will continue to publish and update the transparency page and personnel spreadsheet and incorporate personnel-action updates following the consent-agenda votes taken earlier in the meeting. The board accepted the presentation and asked staff to incorporate these materials into the community outreach about levy options.