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Pojoaque Valley outlines repurposed positions to prioritize student wellness and attendance; board asked questions about job descriptions
Summary
Superintendent proposed repurposing several district positions (not hiring for one district-level vacancy, shifting three school-based vacancies) to create roles such as student wellness manager, attendance & assessment coordinator and a dean of students — projected cost shift/ savings about $467,000 — and the board discussed job descriptions, supervision and family engagement.
Superintendent Chanel Segura described a staffing realignment plan the district projects will repurpose existing personnel lines to create roles aligned with the district strategic plan, especially goal 3 (student wellness). The plan proposes not filling a district-level position, shifting several school-based vacancies and creating new roles (student wellness manager, school & community engagement liaison, attendance and assessment coordinator, dean of students and a district mathematics coach). Segura said the reallocation equates to roughly $467,000 in position costs shifted and would result in an estimated 10% reduction in personnel costs and a 1.0 FTE reduction in the presented scenario.
Board members raised several questions about job descriptions, supervision lines, family outreach and whether the new roles would require different qualifications (for example a nurse license for the student-wellness manager). Members stressed that job descriptions should clearly match day‑to‑day expectations and that performance measures should be attached to stipends and new roles. Segura and Ortiz said the positions would be repurposed from existing lines, would not remove staff positions (role shifts rather than layoffs) and that most positions would serve district‑wide functions.
The board accepted the staffing approach as part of the budget direction and asked staff to return clarified job descriptions and salary-band details at a subsequent meeting.
