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Penrod details staffing changes: attrition, grant shifts and new speech-language hires
Summary
The superintendent said most staffing reductions will come through attrition, some positions are shifting between grant funding and the general fund, and the district recently added two contracted speech-language positions.
Superintendent Susan Penrod told the committee that the majority of staffing reductions for the 2026'27 proposed budget came through attrition and reassignment rather than layoffs. "The majority of, staffing reductions were done through attrition, folks either resigning or retiring or being able to move folks into new positions," she said.
Penrod described several specific FTE changes in the supporting documents: elimination of 1.0 FTE substitute licensed position, a reduction in a TOSA/instruction coach (1.0 FTE), a 0.41 FTE attendance position eliminated and movement of some grant-funded positions into the general fund as federal and state grant funding decreased. She also noted the district added 2.0 FTE for speech-language services, contracted through the education service district, because those hires occurred after last year's budget was completed.
Penrod said some roles are being shared across districts (a consortium model for the 18'21 transition teacher) and that when positions shift between funds it does not always mean an elimination of service but a change in funding source.
