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Board reviews $102,521 in summer contract pay and $180,990 proposed for 34 summer workshops
Summary
District staff presented first readings for 2026 summer extended contracts totaling $102,521 and a proposal for 34 summer workshops with a maximum projected cost of $180,990 (about $78,165 covered by grants, leaving $102,825 proposed from district funds); the items will return for action April 20 with requests for more per-category detail.
At a first reading, district staff presented two interrelated summer staffing and professional-development proposals: (1) a request for 2026 summer extended contracts covering student services, special education and athletics totaling $102,521.80, and (2) a set of 34 summer workshops with a maximum projected cost of $180,990, of which $78,165 is expected to be grant-funded and $102,825 would be the district share.
Ed Pietroforte explained the extended-contract request covers critical summer work used to close out the prior year and prepare for the fall, including counselor work on transfers and graduation tracking, college-and-career counseling days, 504 and bilingual coordination, and two days each for restorative intervention-room specialists to review behavioral data. "This annual investment helps ensure that essential planning, compliance work, and student support efforts continue during the summer months, so we're ready to start strong in the fall," he said.
Dr. Payne summarized the proposed 34 workshops designed to advance curriculum development and priorities in the district's strategic plan. Dr. Payne said the workshops would engage approximately 215 staff members and offer targeted work by division: curriculum design, equity and belonging training (including culturally responsive curriculum work), fine-arts course development, new science and applied-technology course design, and co-teaching and MTSS planning in student services.
Dr. Payne noted the $180,990 figure represents a maximum projected cost and that historically actual expenditures have totaled roughly 70'80% of projected maximums. She also explained the $78,165 in grant funding includes federal and state grants that often support student-centered programming; district funds would cover the remainder. Several board members asked for a follow-up table showing the number of summer days requested by role/category; staff agreed to include a days-per-category summary for the April 20 action meeting.
Board members asked whether workshops would be led by in-house staff or outside consultants. Dr. Payne said most workshops are facilitated by division chairs and administrative team members, though restorative-practices training and other larger offerings have used consultants whose costs are budgeted separately.
Both agenda items were presented as first readings and will return for board action with requested clarifications.
