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Board reviews 2025–26 staffing recommendation: priority positions presented, $671,536 proposed within current budget
Summary
Administration presented a multi‑phase, prioritised staffing proposal for 2025–26 totaling roughly $1.5 million for the full package. Phase 1 positions (1a–1g) total $671,536 and were described as budget-neutral within the district’s current parameters; items beyond Phase 1 require additional budget adjustments.
Dallastown Area School District administrators presented a prioritized staffing recommendation for the 2025–26 school year, detailing a multi‑phase plan that would add instructional, student support and operational positions across the district.
Dr. Hetler described the proposal as a one‑year recommendation with multi‑year planning behind it. Phase 1 (priorities 1a–1g) includes: continuation of a K–6 SRO (school resource officer) previously funded by a mental‑health and safety grant, a security support monitor for the secondary campus, an assistant athletic director, a restructured human‑resources specialist position, K–3 assistant principals aligned with elementary redistricting, additional paraprofessional AIS positions at the intermediate school, and AIS staffing at the high school. Administration said the $671,536 Phase 1 total fits within the district’s current budget parameters (largely by using savings from attrition and other line‑item adjustments) and would be incorporated into the FY2025–26 budget for board consideration.
Phase 2 and 3 items included additional counselors, an IT technician upgrade from part‑time to full‑time, additional AIS teachers, counseling clerical support and multiple special‑education expansions (additional behavior intervention and diagnostic intervention classrooms, paraprofessionals and academic coordinators). Administration said special‑education additions — presented as cost avoidance because they reduce out‑of‑district placement costs — would cost approximately $442,000 if implemented; the entire staffing package approaches $1.5 million and would exceed current budget assumptions without further adjustments.
Board discussion focused on clarifying funding sources (some positions tied to state grants such as the PCCD mental‑health and safety grant or to savings through attrition), the rationale for adding AIS and special‑education capacity rather than outsourcing placements, and the plan for a March 13 straw poll. Administrators said the district will provide further detail and breakdowns, and the board directed administration to return with refined cost and staffing data for a March decision.
