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Huntington board confronts staffing changes after 261‑student enrollment decline
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Christopher Hender told the Huntington Union Free School District Board on March 24 that enrollment has dropped by about 261 students, leading to proposed staffing adjustments across elementary and secondary schools; the board approved personnel schedules and was briefed on service and benefit pressures ahead of budget adoption.
Deputy Superintendent Christopher Hender told the Huntington Union Free School District Board of Education on March 24 that the district has lost roughly 261 students over the past year and a half, prompting "difficult decisions" about staffing and class sections for 2026–27.
Hender said the decline — a drop of about 128 students since 6/30/2025 and a larger cumulative fall since 2022 — led administrators to propose a net change of about -5.6 positions in elementary grades, -4.7 in secondary, and +1 in non‑instructional staff. He said the district follows New York State seniority rules…
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