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Board approves 33 additional special‑education paraprofessionals and five itinerant secretaries for 2025–26
Summary
Administration requested and the board approved additional special-education positions based on a needs assessment, substitute coverage analysis and workload concerns related to paperwork and meeting scheduling.
Administration asked the committee and board to approve additional special-education staffing allocations for the 2025–26 school year. The request was for 33 classroom paraprofessionals and 5 classified itinerant secretaries divided across five regions to support resource, cross-categorical, preschool, self-contained, mild/moderate–severe, autism and transition programs.
Presenters said the request followed a needs assessment that considered substitute coverage requirements, a rubric-based assessment of classroom support needs, individual student needs and high-school support needs for post-secondary opportunities. The itinerant secretaries were requested to address paperwork burdens, clerical time efficiency, scheduling of meetings with families and internal checks to support timelines.
Committee members supported the request and a board member asked that, if budget room exists, administration explore adding more secretarial support. The committee vote was recorded and the full board approved the allocation. Administration said the paraprofessional allocations are expected to be filled and recruitment will proceed.
Action items include posting the positions and reporting on recruiting and filling status. The request was described as responsive to staff concerns that current caseload paperwork and IEP-entry demands were causing workload issues.
