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Board approves nutrition and technology staffing changes, formalizes a 220-day WIN coordinator agreement
Summary
The board approved a reclassification in nutrition services (program coordinator and site cook), a reorganization in technology (network/security manager), and a 220-day agreement for the Hermann WIN site coordinator; votes on staffing items were unanimous.
The Sparta Area School District board approved several personnel and operational adjustments aimed at improving program delivery and creating internal career pathways.
Food service director Rob Presswood presented a plan to realign existing positions into a Nutrition Services Program Coordinator and a site cook classification, emphasizing that the proposal repurposes existing resources rather than creating new full-time roles. "We served over 4,500 meals just in June alone," Presswood said as he described the summer feeding expansion and the operational workload that supports it. Presswood said the district identified roughly $76,500 in annual labor savings through strategic staffing changes and, after investments in the proposed titles and wage adjustments, anticipates net annual savings of about $23,500. The board approved the nutrition-services staffing changes on consent by voice vote (recorded 7–0 later in roll call).
Administration also proposed a technology reorganization that would restore a network manager position with added security responsibilities, eliminate a vacant computer technician role, and reassign current staff internally. Administration said the change is expected to reduce net FTE and produce salary and benefits savings (about $46,000 plus benefits) while improving cybersecurity oversight. Board members asked about workload and coverage; administrators noted use of student workers and new infrastructure investment that reduces legacy maintenance needs. The motion to approve the technology staffing changes passed by roll call, 7–0.
Finally, the board approved formalizing a 220-day agreement for the Hermann WIN site coordinator to capture planning and summer coverage responsibilities. Holly Church explained the extended schedule supports summer programming and planning for the school year; that motion was placed on the consent agenda and approved.
What’s next: administrators will finalize job descriptions, update work agreements and reflect salary adjustments in payroll; changes were placed on the consent agenda as approved actions.
