Board reviews personnel packet, discusses staffing priorities and two proposed student-support positions

Administration presented a packet of resignations and nominations requiring board action; administrators said hiring for FY27 is underway and that applications are robust. The board discussed a particular high-school opening in classical languages and noted the district will advertise and adapt offerings to applicant pools.

Administrators proposed two staffing additions to address student behavior and mental-health supports: a dean of students at Mesulonsky Middle (to provide instructional leadership, oversee alternative-education programming and handle tier‑1 behavioral supports) and a full-time school counselor at China Middle (to provide tier‑1 social-emotional intervention and classroom guidance). The superintendent said the two positions together add roughly $207,000–$243,000 to the budget but can be offset by reallocating an alternative-education teaching position that recently became vacant, trimming stipends, and reassigning central-office administrative time.

Board members expressed support for additional student supports but asked for clearer role descriptions and workload analyses before final approval. One member urged caution about overloading an athletic director or combining too many duties onto a single position. Administration said details on reassignments and the funding plan will be provided in follow-up materials.

Next steps: administration to provide a more detailed job description, workload analysis and line‑item funding plan before any hiring decisions; resignations/nominations packet will be acted on in accordance with board policy.