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Board approves new teachers and an assistant principal tied to Inspire 2028 priorities
Summary
Trustees approved staff additions including a dual‑language kindergarten teacher, a resource and inclusion teacher for Gus Onquist Middle School, an assistant principal for Gus Onquist, and a Title I‑funded position at Hutto Elementary. The board recognized recruitment challenges for mid‑year hires.
Kira presented personnel requests aligned to the district’s Inspire 2028 priority on talent, asking trustees to approve a dual‑language kindergarten teacher at Cottonwood Creek (class sizes cited at 23–24), a resource and inclusion teacher at Gus Onquist Middle to reduce caseloads, an assistant principal for Gus Onquist given campus growth, and a Title I‑funded position for Hutto Elementary. "This meets 2.2, expand strategies that attract and retain high performing talent," Kira said while outlining the staffing rationale.
A trustee moved to approve the personnel request and the board voted in favor. Trustees acknowledged that filling a kindergarten teacher mid‑year will be challenging but staff said recruitment continues and they will "do our best to find somebody great for our kids." The motion passed by voice vote as recorded in the meeting minutes.
