Board hears proposals to add SLP time, high‑school admin intern and a Teaching With Dignity pitch; calendar tweaks previewed
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Summary
Superintendent presented staffing proposals—0.2 FTE for a speech-language pathologist and a high-school administrative intern—and administrators sought permission for a virtual pitch from Teaching With Dignity trainers; calendar changes for 2026‑27 were previewed and will return for action.
At its meeting, the Grain Valley R‑V School District board discussed several new-business proposals that will return as action items at a future meeting, including a small increase in speech‑language pathology time, a high‑school administrative intern position and a proposed multi-year training partnership.
Administration said a current speech‑language pathologist who works four days a week has agreed to move to five days; the board was asked to authorize a 0.2 FTE increase for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year and to include the position in next year's budget. The superintendent characterized the near-term budget impact as nominal for the remainder of the year and larger next year.
The board also reviewed a proposal to add a high‑school administrative intern FTE (half assistant principal duties, half activities‑director support). Administration said the role would initially be paid at a teacher salary plus 15 days, with the possibility of moving the person to an administrative salary schedule if the position becomes permanent; the proposal was presented as a priority but board members raised budget and timing concerns and asked for additional justification.
Administrators asked to schedule a virtual overview with the creators of Teaching With Dignity so the board could hear directly from the trainers before deciding whether to pursue the broader, multi‑day training package. Board members requested clarification on pitch cost (reported as under $5,000 for a board overview) and stressed that any multi‑year commitment with a six‑figure price tag would require further comparisons and likely an RFP.
Finally, the board previewed proposed changes to the 2026–27 district calendar (slightly later start due to Labor Day and state statute constraints, changed parent‑teacher conference days, spring break alignment with neighboring districts and retention of a 169‑day schedule) and reviewed a set of HR policy updates under local review. Several items will return for formal board action.
What's next: staffing items and the calendar will return as action items at future meetings after administration provides budget and implementation details; administration will clarify the virtual pitch cost and RFP plan for the proposed training.