Clover School District outlines $2.7 million in new budget requests, flags parental-leave shortfall

District administrators presented detailed budget needs for the coming school year, asking the board to consider new staffing, program and operating requests tied to new schools, enrollment growth and unfunded state mandates.

New-school staffing and positions: Staff said Lake Wylie High, Liberty Hill Elementary and Roosevelt Middle are in the district—s build plan and will require new positions to open. The presentation listed replacement principals for the schools the principals will leave to staff the new campuses, an additional assistant principal to support the Lake Wylie principal during the opening and an athletic director and bookkeeper to be hired early for operational needs. Staff said those administrative positions and related hires are included in the district—s new-staffing requests.

School-by-school growth: Administrators walked through additional teacher and support positions by school to accommodate fast-growing zones, including two early-growth…