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Board reviews new FTE requests for fine arts, intervention and operations roles
Summary
District leaders asked the board to approve several new positions for FY27 including drama, art, music teachers to eliminate split positions, academic interventionists previously grant‑funded, a discipline secretary, a maintenance foreman and a compliance coordinator to meet state reporting demands.
Mister Pettit (Chief Financial Officer) and Superintendent's office representatives presented a package of proposed new FTEs intended to support instruction and operations. Several fine arts positions (drama, art, music) are recommended so schools no longer split teachers; the presentation said Blacksburg schools would receive full‑time positions to remove split assignments.
Mister Pettit also described an academic interventionist role being moved from CSI/Title I grant funding into the general fund because the grant is ending, a discipline secretary for Gaffney High to reduce administrators' paperwork, a maintenance foreman to manage day‑to‑day maintenance and capital projects, and a compliance coordinator in student services to handle increased special education eligibility and reporting requirements. The board asked for counts and per‑school impact on student‑teacher ratios and Pettit agreed to follow up.
