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Richland School District 2 presents new staffing model for 2026–27, says some schools will lose positions
Summary
District leaders presented a Strategic Resource Alignment proposal that standardizes teacher-student ratios, ties support staffing to poverty indices and standardizes workdays; HR said Brilliant Elementary would see a net loss of six teachers in simulations and that pay protections for employees with longer work schedules remain undecided.
Richland School District 2 leaders presented a draft staffing model Feb. 10 intended to create consistent staffing across similar schools and add defined supports for higher-need campuses.
Doctor Moore, the district superintendent, framed the Strategic Resource Alignment initiative as an effort to make staffing "consistent, transparent, and sustainable" and to ensure "staffing follows student needs, not history." He opened the board presentation and turned the report over to Doctor Foster, Senior Chief of Human Resources, who walked trustees through the model and its school-level impacts.
Doctor Foster said the proposal applies common teacher-student ratios, adjusts allocations by enrollment and poverty levels, and standardizes workdays for identical positions. "Similar schools generate similar teacher allocations; higher-poverty schools receive additional support through defined…
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