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District details staffing and recurring costs to open three new schools
Summary
Clover staff presented enrollment and staffing estimates for three new schools, projecting 60–65 FTEs for an elementary, 81–90 for a middle school and 104–116 for a high school, with combined recurring costs estimated at roughly $22–23 million annually.
CLOVER — At the board work session Dr. Dicki presented the district’s staffing and operations plan for three schools scheduled to open next year and quantified recurring costs the district will absorb.
Dr. Dicki said the district expects roughly 500 students for the elementary, about 700 for the middle school and an opening high‑school enrollment figure based on current projections. She presented staffing ranges: 60–65 full‑time equivalent positions for a 500‑student elementary, 81–90 FTE for a 700‑student middle school and 104–116 FTE for the high school; those totals include teachers and support staff.
Using a $75,000 per‑teacher average compensation figure (salary plus fringe for budgeting), staff estimated annual salaries and operations for each building and arrived at combined recurring costs of about $22–23 million to staff and operate all three buildings once fully in service. She emphasized the district has phased hiring to avoid a single‑year spike and is reallocating existing personnel where possible to limit net new positions.
Board members asked for clarifications on specific net new positions; Dr. Dicki supplied site‑level net additions, including 10 net new positions for Roosevelt Middle, multiple instructional and special‑education roles, classified support (teacher assistants and security TAs) and five additional bus drivers to meet route needs.
Dr. Quinn and finance staff told trustees one‑time capital costs for buildings come from the bond fund while the new recurring operating costs must be covered in the general fund. The board and staff agreed the recurring nature of these costs is a primary driver of the current operating shortfall and will factor into the next week’s budget decisions.
The board did not vote on staffing but asked staff to return with any available refinements to enrollment and payroll projections before the next meeting.
