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Board approves 2025'26 staffing plan, plans STRIVE classroom at MacArthur
Summary
The board approved a staffing plan that results in a net increase of 2.0 FTE and recommends adding a middle-school STRIVE classroom at MacArthur with one special education teacher and one social worker; the administration said these costs are offset by reductions in outplacement spending.
The Prospect Heights SD 23 board approved the district's staffing plan for the 2025'1 school year, including a recommendation to create a STRIVE self-contained special education classroom at MacArthur Middle School.
Superintendent Don Angelaccio presented enrollment forecasts and staffing projections based on Forecast5 live-birth data and cohort survival rates. The administration recommended adding 1.0 FTE special education teacher and 1.0 FTE social worker to MacArthur to serve students with behavior and emotional-regulation needs. The memo states this will broaden the district's continuum of services and reduce the need for outplacement at NSSEO or private programs. The document lists a net change of +2 FTE and projects a net budget impact of -$80,636 (includes projected salaries and benefits) after offsets from reduced placement costs. The board approved the plan; the record shows the motion "Motion to approve the staffing plan as presented" was made by Mrs. Botwinski, seconded by Dr. Long, and passed.
The staffing memo also describes other year-to-year section and teacher shifts between grade levels, potential reduction of one kindergarten/first-grade section at Eisenhower pending registration, and several retirements requiring replacements. Administrators flagged that final assignments will follow spring retirements/resignations and registration numbers.
