District staffing presentation projects net reduction of 11 FTEs and explains FTE calculations

District staff walked the board through the technical staffing formula used to calculate instructional and administrative full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions for each campus, explaining the differences between recalibrated unweighted FTE and weighted student counts used for placement decisions.

Using the George Monroe example, staff said projected enrollment of 309 students yields 29.19 instructional FTE plus three additional instructional units and 5.5 administrative FTE for total general-funded positions of 40.69; when grant-funded positions are added districtwide that yielded a proposed total of 55 FTE for that campus. Staff cautioned that FTEs are not identical to physical student headcount because state weighting affects allocations for ESE and other categories.

The presenter said districtwide the staffing plan results in a net reduction of about 11 FTEs: the district-level summary cited 346 total positions in the proposed allocation (232 instructional, 50 non-instructional, 64 paraprofessional/other). Board members asked staff to provide a clear summary page that reconciles physical student counts, weighted FTEs and total headcount, and staff said the final staffing will depend on who actually enrolls and shows up between August and September.

Trustees also questioned reductions to grant-funded para positions at specific campuses (for example, Greensboro) where changing student populations reduced grant allocations; staff noted the changes reflect grant-funded positions tied to specific student populations and that grant counts will be confirmed as grants are finalized.

The board instructed staff to return with clarified documentation and to finalize placements after enrollments stabilize.