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Board reviews $4.9 million in staffing requests including counselors, student facilitators and school safety officers
Summary
Board members and staff discussed a package of staffing and program requests totaling about $4.9 million that included additional elementary counselors, 3 school safety officers, and a principals association request to expand student facilitator positions; administrators urged prioritization given limited one-time revenue.
Board members reviewed a portfolio of staffing requests presented by administrators that together totaled roughly $4.9 million and could not be funded within the district’s current projected revenue without drawing on reserves.
Why it matters: board and staff said most of the requests are intended to reduce administrative burden on principals, expand counseling and safety coverage, and free teachers to focus on instruction. Administrators emphasized competing priorities — hiring certified classroom teachers, covering special-education costs and maintaining capital projects —…
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