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Board hears reclassification proposals and proposed new positions funded by ad valorem, RAISE and Title sources
Summary
Administrators presented job-description changes (director of early learning to director of pre-K; new executive director roles for special education and student support; director of student wellness and culture) and a recommended slate of new/repurposed positions funded by ad valorem, RAISE Act allocations and Title funds.
District administrators presented several personnel-structure proposals and a multi-source funding plan at the June 8 meeting.
Reclassifications and new roles presented: - Reclassify the existing Director of Early Learning to a Director of Pre-K to increase focus on prekindergarten readiness and oversight, including supervising pre-K staff, assessment and program budgets. The recommended funding source cited was a combination of state OSR and general funds (district said the position is split-funded in practice). - Reclassify or create executive director roles: Executive Director of Special Education and Executive Director of Student Support (to centralize accountability for IDEA compliance, program effectiveness, discipline, enrollment and attendance). Administrators said these roles would improve cross-department collaboration, monitoring and targeted technical assistance. - A new Director of Student Wellness and Culture: a proposed new position to streamline wellness resources, implement restorative practices and PBIS strategies, and provide coaching to schools (district said the position would lead a team and not work alone).
Proposed funding sources and positions summary: - Ad valorem (local) funds: support for an executive director of middle school, director of student wellness and additional social workers (the district reported two of the social-worker positions had been filled and planned to start with three more). - RAISE Act allocations: additional zone coordinator(s) for special education (district said there were three zone coordinators and the proposal would add one more) funded from the SPED portion of RAISE. - Title and CSI funds: executive director of federal programs and a set of school-improvement specialists and compliance monitors funded through Title I and CSI funds; district staff noted a shift of some previously 50/50 general/title-funded positions to an 88/12 split to concentrate Title funds on targeted schools and realize estimated general-fund savings.
Why this matters: Proposed changes reorganize central office roles for tighter accountability, more direct school support, and greater alignment between early learning, special education, student wellness and federal-program administration. Funding proposals rely on a mix of local ad valorem, newly distributed RAISE Act allocations and federal Title/CSI funds.
Board questions and notes: Board members asked about overlap of duties, KPI inclusion and whether job descriptions had KPIs included; staff said KPIs had been added but an earlier version without the KPIs was uploaded and they would circulate the updated descriptions. Board members also pressed for clarity on funding splits and the timeline for posting or filling positions.
