The Putnam County School Board on April 29 approved the district’s personnel allocations for the 2025-26 school year and said it will adjust staffing if state funding changes.

Board member Miss Pickett, speaking during the consent-agenda discussion, said she had met with the superintendent and the district chief financial officer and that the board adopted the allocations now to keep planning on track. “We’re still waiting for the legislature to allocations in line and move forward with the budget negotiations,” she said. “Even though we’re adopting these today, if we need to go back and make changes after we receive our allocations, we can do that with personnel.”

The board approved the consent agenda with the exception of item G5; later the board voted to approve G5 separately. Board members described the vote as unanimous in the meeting record.

Why this matters: personnel allocations set the number and types of positions the district expects to fund and hire for the coming school year. The final staffing plan can change if the Florida Legislature’s budget alters the district’s state funding.

In discussion, Pickett said the superintendent and CFO are already examining ways to consolidate and streamline some positions. That review, she said, will continue and be part of future budget conversations.

No ordinance, statute, or other legal citation was introduced during the discussion. The board did not tie any personnel changes to specific legislative language in the record.

The board did not provide a specific count of positions added or eliminated in the transcript; the recording reported only that the allocations were adopted and that adjustments remain possible after final funding is known.

The board’s action keeps the district’s hiring and planning timeline intact while leaving flexibility if the legislature changes the district’s allocation.