Temple ISD presents staffing plan, teacher pipeline and high‑school catalog changes

Temple Independent School District staff on Oct. 14 told the board they are restoring classroom staffing levels reduced during prior budget years, expanding a district-grown pathway for paraprofessionals to become certified teachers and proposing multiple additions and clarifications to the 2026‑27 Temple High School course catalog.

The presentation by a district HR staff member summarized birth‑rate and enrollment data the district uses to forecast staffing needs and described the process of "leveling" classes after Labor Day to move or add teachers where enrollment changes require it. The staff member said the district uses county birth‑event data to project future kindergarten cohorts and adjusts staffing in July–September before final leveling in September.

Board context: why it matters

District leaders said restoring student‑to‑teacher ratios is part of fiscal and instructional planning after earlier budget‑driven increases in class sizes. Trustees pressed staff on how teacher moves are handled and where waivers are used; staff said teacher moves are typical after leveling and waivers are rare and used only when teachers elect to keep an extra student.

What the district presented

- Enrollment forecasting and leveling: Staff showed multi‑year birth‑event figures used to project incoming cohorts and described recent teacher reallocations. Examples included moving a teacher to Kennedy Powell and moving a third‑grade teacher…