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Wissahickon board readies final budget; administration adds staff to reduce incoming sixth‑grade class sizes
Summary
Board signaled next‑week votes on a $133M‑range final budget and related tax resolutions and discussed last‑minute staffing shifts to lower incoming middle‑school class sizes, with administrators outlining how the district repurposed positions and payroll savings to fund an extra teacher.
The Wissahickon School Board reviewed a proposed final budget and related tax resolutions on May 20 and outlined steps administrators used to reduce class sizes for the incoming sixth‑grade cohort at Wissahickon Middle School.
Board discussion and administration remarks focused on why the district adjusted staffing after the budget was drafted and how those changes were funded. Business administrator Tim (first name used in meeting) said the budget includes an additional math teacher and that administrators used a mix of strategies — transferring a vacant high‑school position, reducing one 1‑to‑1 aide cost based on updated student needs, and converting a 10‑month full‑time clerk into a…
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