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School board reviews staffing, funding scenarios for Glendale High School startup
Summary
At a Platte County School District #1 workshop, staff presented funding projections for a potential Glendale High School startup: one student would generate about $209,084 under the state model (delayed one year), but staffing and salary costs would create an upfront expense the district must absorb until state ADM funding begins.
Jane Wilson, a district presenter, told the Platte County School District #1 board during a workshop that the state’s funding model would allocate 2.05 full‑time equivalents for a hypothetical single‑student small high school and generate $209,084 in the following fiscal year. "With 1 ADM, the state would allocate Glendale High School for 1 small school teacher, 0.05 extended day teachers, and 1 small school assistant principal for a total of 2.05 FTE, and that would generate the district $209,084," Wilson said.
The central constraint, presenters said, is timing: state funding is based on prior‑year average daily membership (ADM), so a new small school with no students this year would receive $0 in fiscal year 2026 and not see state funds until the year after students are enrolled. "It's very similar to our special ed reimbursement where we don't have it, we do have the students, so we have to up‑front that line," an unidentified board member added.
Board members pressed staff for details on how many students trigger additional staff. Presenters described the small‑school banding used in the model: the state funds bands (for example, 1–7 students at the initial level) and a second teacher typically appears after the next threshold (discussion in the workshop pointed to 7–8 students before adding a second teacher). Staff said the district’s planning target would be eight students on day one but that longer‑term enrollment goals would be higher. The presenters also cautioned that the small‑school designation ends once enrollment exceeds 49 students, which changes funding and staffing rules.
The board discussed salary cost implications. Wilson provided a preliminary range for teacher salary costs used in district planning and noted those amounts are subject to recalibration at the state level. The transcript records the lower figure as $62,003.55; the upper figure in the presentation appears garbled in the record and was described only as the maximum on the district salary schedule.
The workshop did not adopt any formal motion or vote on a Glendale High School startup. Staff said they will return with more detailed modeling and follow up on specific thresholds and recalibration assumptions. The board adjourned the workshop portion and will reconvene at 6 p.m. for the regular meeting.
