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After heated debate, board votes to post assistant‑principal opening as 'anticipated'
Summary
Board members debated whether to delay filling an assistant‑principal post and examined staffing ratios and Sunshine Law concerns; the board ultimately voted 6–1 to post and advertise the position as an "anticipated" opening to allow applications while reserving final hiring decisions.
A lengthy discussion over whether to immediately fill or delay the assistant‑principal (AP) position ended July 14 when the Upper Adams board voted to post and advertise the role as an "anticipated" opening rather than tabling action.
The debate began when a board member moved to remove the AP posting (item 1b) from the bulk personnel vote for separate consideration. One member, citing publicly available data from the National Center for Education Statistics, urged caution about adding administrators and said the district’s student‑to‑administrator ratio appeared lower than comparable districts. "In [the] 2024–25 school year, Upper Adams had 777 students, and we had 4 administrators," the board member said, urging the board to consider whether staffing ratios justified the position.
Administration responded that the assistant principal role supports a range of duties beyond discipline — testing, coverage, student supports and instructional leadership — and stressed that keeping the posting open would help attract candidates without obligating the board to hire. Another board member raised a Sunshine Law question and asked that supporting materials be posted publicly and corrected if needed.
A motion to table the action failed on a 4–3 vote. Later, the board voted 6–1 to post and advertise the position with wording that the opening is "anticipated," allowing applications to be collected while the board and administration continue deliberation.
Board members said posting as "anticipated" balances the need to remain competitive in hiring over the summer with members’ requests for additional information; administration said interviews likely could not be scheduled until August if posted immediately.
