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Janesville proposes net 10.6 FTE reduction, adds AVID-funded middle school positions
Summary
The district presented a 2026–27 staffing plan that would reduce 10.6 full-time-equivalent positions (largely via attrition), add middle-school core teachers and AVID positions funded by a DPI disproportionality grant, and forward the plan to the full board.
Carrie Mickelson presented the Janesville School District’s 2026–27 staffing plan, telling the committee the proposal is intended to align staffing with student enrollment while minimizing layoffs through attrition.
Mickelson said the district proposes reducing six elementary positions in response to declining elementary enrollment and intends a district-wide net reduction of 10.6 FTE after accounting for targeted increases (middle-school core teachers, a charter-school increase and a special‑education addition). She said the bulk of changes would be managed through attrition (retirements and resignations) to avoid nonrenewals where possible.
The presentation included personnel trends: 19 retirements to date (compared with more than 30 at the same time last year) and fewer than 10 resignations so far. Mickelson also described middle-school investments: two additional core teachers at Edison and Marshall, expanded music, and the introduction of AVID at each middle school. She said the AVID middle-school positions are funded by a Department of Public Instruction (DPI) disproportionality grant designed to improve middle-school outcomes and that the district expects the grant-funded staffing to last up to three years.
Board members asked whether AVID positions would be filled by current staff or new hires; Mickelson said positions will be posted, both in-district and externally, and that training would be provided for staff who have not previously taught in AVID. A motion to forward the staffing plan to the full board was made and recorded in the transcript as passing.
Why it matters: The proposed net reduction affects staffing levels across the district and—if approved—will change class assignments and school staffing for the coming year. The AVID expansion targets middle-school outcomes with separate grant funding.
Next steps: The committee forwarded the staffing plan to the full board; staff will continue to monitor Title I funding levels and enrollment projections and will manage vacancies and transitions with principals and HR.
