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Board approves 2026–27 FTE request after rejecting amendment to cut several positions
Summary
After hours of debate over grant coverage and legal obligations for special-education staffing, the DeKalb CUSD 428 Board approved the district’s 2026–27 full-time-equivalent staffing request; a motion to remove several positions — including a Mitchell restorative-dean role — failed on roll call.
The DeKalb CUSD 428 Board on Monday approved a district request for additional full-time-equivalent positions for the 2026–27 school year after rejecting an amendment to strip several roles from the proposal.
Board discussion centered on which positions could or should be covered by grant funding and which were legally necessary under federal special-education law. A board member moved to remove multiple roles from the request — including a district assistant athletic director, several special-education sole positions, a home-school liaison at Huntley Middle School and a dean of restorative…
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