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Kirkwood presents draft staffing plan; staff recommend hiring pause, attrition‑based reductions and position‑management tools
Summary
District HR presented sections 3 and 4 of a draft comprehensive staffing plan outlining FTE growth since 2014–15, capacity metrics, and eight preliminary recommendations including a temporary hiring pause, a structured staffing‑request process, attrition‑based reductions and a position management system.
Dr. Fields, the district staff lead on the comprehensive staffing plan, presented components 3 and 4 of a draft Kirkwood School District comprehensive staffing plan and gave a preliminary set of eight recommendations intended to align staffing with enrollment trends, FTE growth and fiscal projections. The presentation was labeled preliminary and the full staffing plan is scheduled for final presentation on March 31.
Dr. Fields told the board that total positions increased from 1,423 in the 2014–15 school year to 1,712 in 2024–25, a net gain of 289 positions. District FTE grew from 756.95 to 846.68 over that period (an approximate 11.9 percent increase). Certified FTE rose from 423.25 to 458.22; support staff FTE grew from 302.7 to 353.46; administrative FTE moved from 31 to 35. The analysis uses DESE maximum class size standards as an analytical baseline and aligns staffing capacity discussion with MSIP 6 guidance, Dr. Fields said.
Dr. Fields summarized the eight preliminary…
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