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District reports program‑and‑budget review results: positions reviewed, stipends restructured and multi‑year grant to support TIS role
Summary
Administration told the board it reviewed 644 positions over three years, consolidated co‑curricular stipends into a tiered structure with modest immediate savings, eliminated 48 positions (various FTE levels) and identified additional revenue including a multi‑year grant that will fund a previously frozen Technology Integration Specialist position.
Administrators summarized the district’s multi‑year budget and program review, reporting cumulative work on staffing and co‑curricular compensation and noting several realized and projected savings.
The presentation said 644 total positions have been reviewed over the last three years; of those, 594 positions were categorized as filled‑as‑is or frozen, and 48 positions were eliminated (the transcript and packet note that many of the eliminated positions represent partial FTE reductions rather than 48 full‑time roles). The administration said recurring efficiencies identified total roughly $211,457 and net staffing‑related savings and attrition are expected to yield about $1.5 million for the 2026–27 fiscal year when vacancies and other adjustments are realized.
A co‑curricular stipend review reorganized roughly 110 stipend positions into a tiered classification (event coordinators, advisor levels 1–5, directors) to improve coherence across programs; immediate fiscal impact was modest (projected immediate savings of about $22 for 2026–27 were reported in the slide deck, with larger savings realized over time through attrition). Officials also reported recent grant awards and additional revenue streams, including notice of a Century grant reported in the presentation as $990,000 spread over multiple years; administrators said that grant funding will allow the district to unfreeze and fund at least one Technology Integration Specialist position without adding to Fund 10 operating costs.
Board members asked for categorical breakdowns of eliminated positions (certified, EAS, custodial, administrative, etc.) and clarification of FTE versus headcount; administrators said they will provide aggregate categories and totals in follow‑up materials.
