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Superintendent reports slight enrollment dip, staffing vacancies and plans for annual administrative data report
Summary
District staff reported an enrollment decline of about 100 students since the end of last year, school-by-school enrollment notes and several ongoing teacher vacancies; the board discussed candidate pipelines such as TCAT for hard-to-fill CTE roles.
District staff reported enrollment and staffing figures to the Washington County Board of Education and discussed administrative reporting timing. The superintendents report stated district enrollment was "just under 7,900," a decrease of about 100 students from the end of the previous year, and noted ongoing fluctuations after Labor Day that could reverse some declines.
Staff gave school-level details: Ridgeview was reported down by about 100 students; Jonesborough remained the largest K–8 enrollment but under 950; both high schools were reported around 1,100 students (Boone reported 1,103 in the meeting exchange). Butte Creek was described as having increased enrollment compared with last year. The superintendent said apparent enrollment shifts could reflect timing and some students grandfathered into schools now aging into high school.
The report also covered staffing and hiring: the district has some unfilled positions and is using adjuncts and substitutes for vacancies. Specific vacancies mentioned included special education, science, math, a world language teacher position and a CTE HVAC instructor. Board members discussed whether TCAT (technical college) could provide instructors for CTE fields; staff said that is an option they will explore if traditional recruitment does not fill the positions.
The superintendent noted the boards annual administrative report (policy-driven) contains data that sometimes lag into October or November (evaluation scores and other metrics). Several board members asked to move the annual report to a later month (November or December) so more complete data will be available; staff said the timing follows Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) recommendations but can be adjusted by the board.
No formal policy changes were made in this item; staff committed to sending commissioners direct invites for school visits and to provide follow-up information requested by board members.
