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Duncanville ISD proposes restructuring instructional-support staff; board to act next month
Summary
Administration proposed replacing 19 district instructional-support specialists with 11 instructional coach roles and stipend-funded mentor-teacher assignments; staff said no employees in good standing will lose employment and that central-office specialists will return to campuses to increase classroom-level instructional expertise.
Duncanville ISD presented a proposed program change that would restructure district instructional-support staffing, replacing 19 instructional-support specialists with 11 instructional-coach positions and assigning other specialists to paid mentor-teacher positions. The board was briefed but did not take formal action; the administration said it will present a formal resolution next month.
Pam Brown, the district—s chief human resources officer, described the intent as placing experienced educators closer to classrooms to improve teaching and student outcomes while aligning personnel with fiscal stewardship goals. Under the proposal, Acton, Bill Hart and Daniel (campuses with federal improvement designations) would each have a full-time instructional coach funded by existing grants; remaining elementary campuses would be paired and share instructional coaches; each middle school would have a coach; and the high school would receive two coaches. Teachers who are not hired as coaches would be offered mentor-teacher assignments as teacher of record with a $7,500 stipend and compensation aligned to the teacher salary schedule.
Brown and district leaders emphasized that the program change follows board policy DFFB (local) governing program changes and reductions in force, and that no employee in good standing would lose a position as a result of the reorganization. Staff said mentor teachers at the secondary level would receive additional planning periods and at the elementary level substitutes would be provided to free mentor teachers for coaching responsibilities.
Nut Graf: The proposed reorganization aims to increase the number of expert teachers in classrooms and strengthen coaching and mentoring supports districtwide; the board will be asked to approve the change next month, and staff said they will provide a detailed resolution and implementation schedule.
Background: The presentation was tied to the district—s strategic priorities (teacher support, operational efficiency and fiscal stewardship) and followed a recent cost-containment review. The administration reported a decline in vacancies and an emphasis on professional development and mentorship to retain and upskill teachers.
Ending: The administration said districtwide staffing analyses are ongoing and that any final staffing and payroll impacts will be brought to the board during budget workshops and in the formal program-change resolution.
