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District proposes staffing guidelines, recommends targeted dean and counselor adjustments
Summary
Dr. Thompson presented staffing guidelines tying administrative and counseling FTEs to enrollment and Title I/CEP status; recommendations include adding deans at Black Hawk and Grandview via Title I funds and reallocating counseling FTEs toward high‑need schools.
Dr. Thompson presented a staffing guideline proposal designed to provide minimum staffing levels based on school size and Title I/CEP status. She said the guidelines draw from national research and local enrollment projections and are intended as flexible guidance rather than rigid policy because district budgets and hiring availability will constrain implementation.
Key administrative recommendations tie principal, assistant principal and dean roles to enrollment bands (for example, non‑Title elementary schools with 1–450 students retain one principal; larger enrollments trigger AP or dean positions sooner in Title I/CEP schools). Using projected 2026–27 enrollments, Dr. Thompson identified specific schools where staffing should be monitored or adjusted: add a promised dean at Black Hawk, consider a dean at Grandview, and monitor Valley View for potential additional administrative support if enrollment trends continue upward.
On counselors, she said national standards (250:1) are unattainable at scale and proposed a practical ratio of 1:500 in non‑Title schools and 1:350 in Title schools. That approach would require targeted hires or reallocation; Valley View and Rapid Valley were cited as high‑need sites for additional counselor time, while Knollwood currently carries a larger counselor allocation that could be partially reallocated. Dr. Thompson suggested using Title I funds to add counselor FTEs where eligible and noted the tradeoffs with other proposed uses of Title I funds (for example, preschool).
Board members discussed the political and emotional difficulty of moving staff between schools and emphasized the need to consider geography, staff development pathways, and principal input. Dr. Thompson recommended treating the guidelines as a planning tool and not formal policy because budget fluctuations could prevent consistent funding at those levels.
No formal staffing reallocations were approved at the study session; the presentation provided guidance for future budget deliberations and conversations with building leaders.
