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District leaders say referendum hires improved staffing; demographer projects modest enrollment decline
Summary
Dr. Wiesman told the board the referendum has funded new positions (including two math teachers, bilingual counselors and 5.2 FTEs for lunchtime intervention) and presented demographer projections that show modest declines over the next few years; staff recommended using attrition to preserve an ~11:1 student-to-certified-staff ratio where possible.
Dr. Wiesman presented the board with staffing and enrollment data tied to the district's strategic plan and the referendum investments, saying the district has "been able to add 2 general math teachers since, the referendum, 5 student and family support people" and "2 bilingual counselors." He described additional hires and reassignments for instructional coaching, security and operations, and said the student-to-certified-staff ratio has improved compared with pre-referendum levels.
On enrollment, staff displayed state report-card counts and a demographer's projection that begins in 2023; Dr. Wiesman said the demographer's baseline scenario projected a year-over-year decline of about 71 students and explained staff explored what maintaining an 11:1 student-to-certified-staff ratio would require ("we would need to decrease over the next 5 years by 24 staff members"). He stressed that the district's approach would rely on retirements and attrition where possible and that retirements do not always align by department, which can limit exact head-count reductions.
Board members generally praised the improvements and asked for clarifications about the projected certified‑staff changes; staff agreed to provide the underlying demographer materials on request and to update first‑semester metrics at the next regular board meeting.
