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Board tentatively approves 2025–26 imperative staffing list pending budget; debate over athletic director role
Summary
Trustees approved a prioritized list of staffing requests for 2025–26 contingent on state revenue, including CTE, special education increases, EL support and a combined athletic director/academic‑dean administrative position; several trustees and community members urged separating AD and academic dean roles.
The Teton School District board voted April 22 to approve a prioritized set of "imperative staffing" requests for the 2025–26 school year, with final hires contingent on the district’s upcoming budget numbers.
Superintendent Megan Christiansen and district business staff presented a ranked list of personnel the administration said are needed to meet legal and instructional obligations. Top items included creating a half‑time CTE teacher at the middle school (to pair with existing high‑school CTE time), increasing special education staffing at Driggs Elementary by 0.25 FTE to support an incoming cohort from preschool, adding a special education FTE at Teton Middle School to keep ratios at acceptable levels, English Learner support (teacher or para), and a combined activities/athletic director position married to an academic/dean role at the high school. Administration described the combined AD/academic dean as a cost‑effective approach; the administration said the district would prefer two full positions if revenue permits.
Board members and community speakers raised concerns about adding administrative FTEs rather than classroom teachers, and several trustees asked whether the athletic director and academic dean should be separate full‑time roles. Members of the public, including students, parents and coaches, urged the board to retain the current athletic director and argued the AD role is central to student engagement and outcomes. The board approved the prioritized staffing list pending confirmation of state funding; district staff said they will not post or finalize hires until the budget is secured and will return in May with final recommendations.
