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Board directs staff to pursue hiring additional psychologist and safety coordinator amid staffing strains
Summary
Board members and district staff discussed critical shortages among school psychologists and the vacancy left by an administrator; after hearing concerns about caseloads and safety duties, the board directed staff to pursue both a school psychologist position and a safety/operations coordinator, with formal budget approvals to follow.
The Hickman County Board of Education spent substantial time on July 7 discussing two staffing needs: adding a school psychologist to reduce high caseloads and replacing a departing administrator with a safety and student support role.
Director of Schools Mullins and the district's newly introduced student director (Connie) described heavy workloads for the existing psychology team. Connie said the district currently employs three school psychologists who serve roughly 2,800 students, yielding an effective ratio near 1:960; she cited a recommended ratio of about one psychologist…
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