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Rockport outlines middle‑school reconfiguration and staffing reductions as part of budget plan
Summary
Administration described a proposed middle‑school model that reduces sections while retaining four content‑specific teachers per grade (looping model), together with seven FTE teacher reductions achieved through attrition and reassignment; administrators emphasized student needs will guide any necessary special‑education staffing.
As part of the budget discussion, administration described changes to staffing and the middle‑school model that the district says will reduce costs while keeping program quality.
Officials said enrollment projections require reducing sections in grades 6–8, moving to two classroom groups per grade with four content‑specific teachers who rotate; that model preserves subject‑specific instruction while reducing the number of sections. Administration said the seven teacher FTE reductions are being handled through attrition and reassignment when possible, and conversations with affected staff have already occurred.
The committee also reviewed reductions of five pairs of paraprofessionals and the elimination or restructuring of stipend curriculum coordinator positions to save roughly $35,000. Administration emphasized that if student needs require additional support, the district will use the special education reserve, grants, or redeploy staff to meet those needs. The district said a new preK–12 special education facilitator position is being created while other administrative roles are restructured to produce approximately $115,000 in savings.
