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Board moves to approve ELD middle‑school staffing and add in‑house construction manager
Summary
Board approved placing five ELD positions at three middle schools using added at‑risk funds and voted to add a construction project manager to oversee two high‑school rebuilds, citing cost savings versus outsourcing.
On April 14 the board approved two personnel actions aimed at improving services and managing major construction work.
English‑language development: Staff proposed using increased state at‑risk add‑on funds to fund five ELD FTE to be assigned to Glendale, Northwest and Bryant middle schools. Supporters said dedicated ELD staff would free other allocations to restore or maintain elective offerings and provide more equitable services. The board voted to move the ELD staffing proposal to the action agenda and later approved the staffing changes.
Construction project manager: District staff said hiring an in‑house construction project manager to oversee the two simultaneous comprehensive high‑school builds would be significantly less expensive than contracting the service externally (district estimates of >$3 million for outsourcing). The board discussed funding sources (capital levy, timing beginning July 1) and approved creation of the position so recruitment can begin.
Both votes were framed as operationally necessary: the ELD hires address instructional equity and the construction manager is intended to control costs and coordinate complex on‑site logistics during multiyear projects.
