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Alief ISD proposes cutting two elementary specialists per campus, creating higher‑paid 'model classroom' roles
Summary
District leaders proposed reducing elementary specialists by two per campus, reimagining those roles as 'model classroom teachers' with added stipends and tiered pay to retain instructional leaders; trustees asked for campus‑level impact analyses and a transition plan.
Alief ISD administrators proposed a staffing redesign on Dec. 16 that would reduce the number of elementary specialists by two per campus while converting the role into a new "model classroom" teacher position at certain schools.
Deputy Superintendent Charlie Garcia told the board the district currently staffs six specialists per elementary campus and is proposing to curtail one ELAR and one math specialist while keeping science and ESL positions. "We are proposing to reduce the specialist only at the elementary level by 2 per campus," Garcia said, and described a reimagined role that combines high‑level classroom instruction with coaching…
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