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District seeks job-description revisions, highlights prior 10% administrative reduction
Summary
Staff presented multiple job-description updates and said the district had reduced district-office administrative headcount by about 10% in recent years; recommendations include retitling a Title IX coordinator role and adding an occupational therapist assistant classification.
Green Bay Area Public School District staff presented proposed job-description updates at the Jan. 13 work session, and district leaders highlighted recent reductions in district-office administrative staffing.
What was proposed: Mike Friese, presenting job-description updates, recommended reframing the Discrimination/Title 9 coordinator position as "Associate Legal Counsel, Discrimination/Title 9 Coordinator" to consolidate workload rather than add full-time equivalents. The presentation also included revised descriptions for administrative assistants linked to a prior compensation study, updated facilities maintenance manager language to reflect referendum-driven projects, and a proposed occupational-therapy assistant description to allow hiring of assistants when therapists are in short supply.
Budget and staffing context: Superintendent Beyer and staff noted the district reduced administrative staffing by approximately 10% during earlier deficit years and has prioritized avoiding school-level impacts by reallocating responsibilities; the district described current operations as "very lean." Board members asked that job descriptions include explicit language about internal promotion and career pathways where appropriate.
Why it matters: Several proposals are intended to improve operational clarity during a period of heavy capital work (referendum projects) and to give the district hiring flexibility for student services such as occupational therapy.
Board reaction: Board members asked about building local pipelines and internships (for example, with NWTC for occupational therapy assistants) and suggested clarifying promotion language within the facilities manager duties to emphasize developing internal talent.
Provenance: The job-description discussion and proposed titles are described in the Jan. 13 transcript; staff supplied estimated annual savings for the Title IX-related change.
