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District projects shifts in class sizes; administrators present personnel needs report
Summary
District administrators presented December enrollment snapshots and personnel projections for 2025-26, prompting discussion about grade-level staffing and possible looping, class-size targets and where pending housing developments could change forecasts.
Doctor Price presented the Camdenton R-III School District's personnel needs and enrollment projections at the board's Feb. 10 meeting, describing December enrollment figures and the staffing implications for next school year.
Price said the report is a snapshot based on December counts and is not final. "These numbers are based on what we looked at at that point... These are not finalized," Price said. He walked the board through preschool through sixth-grade projections and explained how the district compares to DESE's desirable class-size standards.
Highlights included: - Preschool: district serves both 3- and 4-year-olds; preschool staffing is shown as 6.5 teachers in the projection with classroom adult support and half-day 3-year-old programming expected to reduce class-size pressure. - Elementary grades: Price said Dogwood's second-grade year-to-year projection could push class sizes toward the board's target; the district is monitoring whether to add a second-grade teacher or use other strategies (looping teachers with classes they already have) before the staffing decision is final. - Osage Beach and Hurricane Deck: administrators noted potential housing-driven enrollment increases at Osage Beach and transient inflows at Hurricane Deck, which can change small-school class-size calculations quickly.
Price said the district will continue to update projections on a quarterly basis and make staffing decisions closer to the final budget and spring staffing cycle. Board members asked about long-term substitutes, certification windows and the federal Title I notification process for classes taught by staff who are not fully certified in a content area; Price and other administrators reviewed DESE rules and federal Title I notice requirements.
No staffing reductions or new hires were approved at the meeting; Price said personnel actions will be brought to the board as final figures crystallize.
