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Committee hears enrollment decline and staffing‑mix shift; special‑education support cited for classified FTE increases
Summary
Committee members reviewed a five‑year enrollment analysis showing a decline in students (several hundred), stable average class sizes, and a net loss in certified FTE while classified positions rose—partly attributed to special‑education needs and legal changes.
A committee member summarized district enrollment history and staffing moves and said the data indicate a longer‑term decline in student numbers and corresponding staff reassignments. "If you take a look at the enrollment drop during that period, the total change is 674, decline, 384 of those at the elementary level," the member reported, noting roughly a 15‑teacher reduction in elementary over the interval reviewed.
The presentation and member comments emphasized that administration has shifted staff to where students actually are and that average elementary class sizes have held around the mid‑20s. Committee members and staff also discussed how legal changes to special education staffing and higher‑needs kindergarten cohorts drove increases in classified educational assistants; staff noted they systematically reviewed and in some cases reduced classified positions that were not required going forward.
