Janesville board approves 2025–26 staffing plan; net 5.25 FTE increase estimated at roughly $500,000

The Janesville School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved the district—s 2025—26 staffing plan, voting unanimously, 8—0 to 0, to adopt an enrollment-driven proposal that district staff said will increase net certified staffing by about 5.25 full-time equivalent positions and cost roughly $500,000.

District presenters told the board that the plan is intended to prioritize lower teacher—pupil ratios in transition grades and to respond to changes in enrollment across elementary, middle and high schools. A presenter summarized the approach: "those numbers represent teachers, which represent then, in front of kids," and asked trustees to approve the plan so principals could finalize sectioning and assignments (presenter, Janesville School District).

Why it matters: The plan targets smaller class sizes in grades K—2, sixth and ninth—grades, which the district identified as transition years where additional adult contact can affect academic outcomes.…