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Committee debates repurposing a teacher role at Neil Wilkins amid class-size and staffing concerns
Summary
The operations committee reviewed a proposed 2026–27 staffing change that would repurpose a fourth-grade teaching position to a counselor-like role at Neil Wilkins, prompting questions about class-size impacts, survey data, and documentation; the committee asked staff to return with clearer comparative materials.
The Platteville School District operations committee discussed proposed staffing changes for 2026–27, including repurposing one classroom teaching position into a counselor-type role at Neil Wilkins and adding other special-education support where needed.
The Chair framed the proposal as a reallocation rather than a net staff reduction, noting projected shifts in class sections (six sections in fourth grade that become five in fifth) and that the repurposed position could be…
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