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Clover board approves 14.5 instructional FTEs and related‑services hires for 2026–27
Summary
The board approved requests to post early‑growth positions for the 2026–27 school year, totaling 14.5 instructional FTEs, one administrator FTE, and two related‑services FTEs to staff three new schools and support special education and electives.
The Clover School District Board approved requests to post early‑growth positions ahead of the 2026–27 school year, authorizing 14.5 instructional full‑time equivalent positions, one full‑time administrator and two FTEs for related services.
Miss Sauls summarized the staffing needs by school and program: a PE teacher for the new elementary (Liberty Hill), a mix of middle‑school certifications including Spanish and arts, a 1.5‑FTE ROC instructor at Lake Wy High School, an assistant principal at Lake Wy High School, and multiple resource and special‑education positions (including halftime positions at Kiner and Liberty Hill and openings at Roosevelt Middle School). The district also requested one occupational therapist, a 0.4 physical‑therapy FTE to make an existing staffer full time, and a 0.5 speech‑language pathologist.
"Requesting these early gives us the opportunity to recruit and retain the most highly qualified talent," Miss Sauls said, noting certification shortages for some specialties.
Board members discussed recruitment challenges and budget assumptions. A board member observed the district uses a working estimate (previously around $80,000 per teacher) and staff said they had used $100,000 in recent planning to account for salary plus benefits. The board approved the postings and FTE counts without objection.
The vote recorded in the work session was procedural and approved the posting of positions; the transcript did not record a roll‑call tally or names for a formal recorded vote.
