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Central SD 13J reports fewer contracted hires, near-full staffing in classified roles
Summary
District HR presented a 2025–26 FTE staffing report showing a shift from externally contracted classified staff to internal hires, a reduction in vacancies from roughly 25–30 contracted roles to about three open positions, and an increase in special-education staff to about 26% of total staff.
Brian Flannery, the district’s executive director of human resources, presented the 2025–26 staffing and five-year trend report at the Dec. 1 board meeting and said the district has shifted many roles from external contractors to internal employees.
Flannery told the board that the first numbers in the packet show body-staff counts and FTEs; the district had been using contracted classified staff in prior years but “this year right now, [we’re] 0” for externally contracted classified staff except longstanding partnerships, and internal hires have closed many vacancies. He said the district previously contracted “around ’25 to 30” classified positions and now has about three openings in the classified ranks.
The presentation also described reassignments of special-education programming across more schools and district hires for school psychologists and speech-language pathologists in partnership with WSD. Flannery said the SPED team and buildings worked over the summer to staff both classified and certified positions and reported improved success compared with last year.
Board members asked about retention reporting. Staff said they can add average years of service by classification and return retention metrics in future reports or in the Friday report, though historical depth may be limited.
Key figures discussed: special-education staff were roughly 18–19% of staff three years ago and are about 26% now (approximately an 8-percentage-point increase); contracted classified staff were reduced from an estimated 25–30 roles to zero contracted staff for most functions; current classified openings were described by site (for example, 9 at IES, 6 at TMS) but most vacancies are near to being filled.
Action requested: none — this was a standing report. Staff offered to return with retention-rate metrics if the board desires.
