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Board hears $3.9M in proposed staff reductions and community objections to Highlands Career Institute changes
Summary
Superintendent Longshore presented an allocations memo showing 61.95 unit reductions totaling about $3.9 million; board members pressed on proposed administrative changes tied to Highlands Virtual School while public commenters urged a board vote and transparency over Highlands Career Institute restructuring and VPK cuts.
Superintendent Dr. Brandon Longshore presented the district’s personnel allocation memo at the workshop and said district- and school-level changes would total about 61.95 units, representing roughly $3.9 million in reductions.
Dr. Longshore said the allocation formulas are unchanged and rest on October student counts, with adjustments made during the first weeks of school if needed. The memo shows reductions across classroom teacher units, ESE support facilitation, guidance allocations, and paraprofessional roles, with several items highlighted in red pending verification by student services or federal grant notifications.
Melissa Blackmon, student support services, described how special education allocations begin from individual…
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