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District seeks two-year endowment to fund 42 school specialists, pilot program to collect data on staffing needs
Summary
Superintendent and staff requested endowment funding to pilot 42 school specialist positions using an evidence-based framework (Safe and Civil Schools/STOIC) and an UNC Wilmington evaluation; staff said the pilot would provide data to press for changes in state allotment formulas.
Dr. Barnes and district staff asked the committee on May 20 to support a two‑year endowment request to fund 42 school specialist positions that would be placed at schools based on local priorities.
The positions would allow each participating campus to choose a specialist aligned to its school improvement goals — for example, academic remediation, academic extension, behavioral support, graduation-rate work, or services for exceptional children. Julie and Robin (district staff) described an implementation…
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