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District reports progress filling critical special‑education roles ahead of the school year
Summary
Staff reported hires for critical special‑education positions including a BCBA, a speech and language pathologist and a replacement deaf and hard‑of‑hearing teacher; one extensive support‑needs teacher vacancy remains and staff promised updated vacancy data at the August meeting.
District staff told trustees the staffing picture for the coming year is improving: the district identified and hired a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), added another speech and language pathologist (bringing speech staff count to two), and has filled its deaf and hard‑of‑hearing teacher position. Staff noted one remaining vacancy for an extensive support‑needs teacher and said they will continue recruiting.
"Those are some of the most critical positions in the state...so it's really exciting to be able to present this to you this evening," the staffing lead said. Trustees asked whether vacancies had declined compared with last year; staff said they would bring updated heat‑map attendance and staffing comparison data to the board in August.
Public commenters earlier had urged adding vice‑principal roles at elementary schools to reduce site administrator workload and to better retain principals; the board recorded those concerns and staff indicated they will follow up with comparative staffing data.
