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Lisbon board approves third seventh‑grade section and related hires to address a one‑year enrollment spike
Summary
Facing a temporary seventh‑grade enrollment increase, the Lisbon School District board approved adding a third seventh‑grade section and two new MTSS positions plus a PE post, reallocating existing staff duties; the package is estimated at about $47,000 and passed unanimously.
The Lisbon School District Board of Education voted unanimously May 26 to add a third seventh‑grade section for next school year and authorize related staffing to absorb a one‑year enrollment spike.
Superintendent Sally Keing told the board that sixth‑to‑seventh grade enrollment rose unexpectedly to 27–28 students in a cohort the district had budgeted at 25–26, and that adding a class now would avoid midyear disruption. "We have a heck of a proposal," Keing said, describing a schedule reconfiguration that redistributes MTSS, ELA, math and STEAM assignments so the district can open a third seventh‑grade class without hiring a large number of teachers.
Nut graf: The board approved a motion to increase Steve Brown's position from 6 to 32, add one new seventh‑grade position and add one PE position for an approximate total cost of $47,000. The change combines temporary targeted hires and a reallocation of existing staff duties to preserve class balance and maintain instructional coverage.
Administrators presented a color‑coded schedule showing how teachers’ duties would shift: some teachers will drop enrichment or MTSS assignments and pick up required core classes; others will take on newly created ELA, math or science sections. Rita Miller and Mary Nolan led the detailed scheduling work and answered questions about prep load, MTSS group sizes and equity of assignments.
Board members asked about workload parity across teachers and whether MTSS and enrichment groups would become too large. Christopher (district staff) said current MTSS groups average 8–10 students and would increase but not to general‑class sizes. Keing emphasized the plan is intended as a two‑year fix for a temporary cohort increase and noted teachers consulted during development "were so gracious and said if I have to hold off telling them later I can."
Motion and vote: Laura made the motion to implement the staffing changes, Karen seconded, and the board voted unanimously.
The administration said it will return with position descriptions, final salary figures and any required contract language for board approval before hires are posted. The measure takes effect for the 2026–27 school year.
