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Board reviews staffing reshuffle, proposed PD director and A‑School expansion
Summary
Administration proposed combining some administrative posts, eliminating two CSE chairs in favor of a director/assistant structure in Pupil Personnel Services, piloting a director of professional development and engagement, and expanding the A School program with therapeutic supports; trustees asked for job descriptions and cost breakdowns before approval.
At the March 25 work session, the administration laid out several personnel changes that would affect program delivery and compliance.
Key recommendations included: combining the Director of Technology and Director of Human Resources into a Director of Information Systems and Human Resources; eliminating two CSE chair roles and replacing them with an assistant director who will chair CSE/CPSE meetings plus a director of PPS focused on compliance and IEP consistency; and piloting a one‑year director of professional development and engagement to standardize district training.
The superintendent also proposed targeted additions and redeployments: a 0.5 FTE assistant athletic director to supervise coaches and events (budgeted at roughly $55,000 for 0.5 FTE), expanded bilingual kindergarten staffing to meet a New York State threshold for a dual‑language program, and adding counselors/social‑work staff for an expanded A School (the alternative/therapeutic program) to cover grades 8–9.
Trustees sought written job descriptions and the fiscal impact of proposed eliminations and hires. Trustee Curzio and Trustee Wise pressed administration to supply projected dollar savings from the eight retirements and the net personnel effect (the budget currently shows about 18 proposed FTE eliminations and 17.5 potential additions in preliminary sheets). Administration committed to provide clearer line‑item and hiring data by April 8 so the board can judge net savings and compliance effects before budget adoption.
The board also discussed substitute staffing strategies — returning to building‑based subs to reduce high per‑day substitute costs and to create laddering opportunities for future hires.
