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Clay County leaders present staffing allocation with $7.3 million reduction and targeted cuts to district positions
Summary
Superintendent presented a baseline staffing allocation that is $7.3 million smaller than last year’s package, with most reductions at the district level and specific cuts at elementary and special-education positions. Board discussion focused on methodology, ELL/ESE impacts and an IT reorganization.
Superintendent Mr. Brosky presented the district’s proposed 2026–27 staffing allocation at the March 24 workshop, describing the plan as a “baseline” that will be adjusted before final budget adoption. He said the package is “$7.3 million less than last year’s package” and framed the plan around four guiding principles: “the guiding principles are are stability, fiscal fiscally conservative, flexibility, and transparency.”
The presentation summarized school-by-school reviews and demographic projections used to set allocations. At the elementary level the proposal shows a reduction of 32 basic teacher positions and a reduction of nine ESE/gifted positions; the superintendent said district-level changes total about $2.3 million while…
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