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Board reviews staffing and early budget requests tied to three new schools; $2.7M new funds proposed
Summary
Dr. Quinn outlined staffing needs for Lake Wylie High, Liberty Hill Elementary and Roosevelt Middle (named principals), proposed 11.5 FTEs to be added, and presented a $2,705,000 new-funds request for next year along with compensation and step increases.
Dr. Quinn gave the board a detailed preview of budget needs tied to district growth and three new school openings. He explained staff use a planning formula based on a master's-scale midpoint plus fringe — "we're rolling that and approximating that to about a $100,000 is what a teacher costs" — and walked trustees through projected replacements and early-growth positions at specific schools (Bethel, Crowder's Creek, Oak Ridge, Clover Middle) to manage rezoning and capacity.
Dr. Quinn named principals assigned to the new campuses — Caleb Courtright at Lake Wylie High, Siobhan O'Brien at Liberty Hill Elementary, and Dr. Maurice Thomas at Roosevelt Middle — and described associated hires (assistant principals, an athletic director, a bookkeeper and additional nurses and TAs). He summarized the personnel ask as roughly 11.5 FTEs and said the district's new-funds request for the coming year is $2,705,000. The presentation also included requests for 21 additional bus drivers over three years (seven added last year, seven requested this year) to support schedule changes. Board members requested additional detail on specific line items (for example math-curriculum spending and athletics professional development) before formal adoption.
