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Board approves new staff positions for 2026'027 to address growth and programming needs

Barbers Hill Independent School District Board of Trustees · February 23, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a slate of new staff positions for 2026'027 including assistant principals, teachers (theater, choir), bilingual interventionists, a district science coordinator, and two bus drivers to serve growth and program needs.

Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Barbara Ponder presented a list of new positions recommended for 2026'027 to respond to district growth and programming needs. The list included campus and district roles: a full-time Early Childhood Center counselor (increasing .5 to full-time), ABLE teacher, bilingual interventionists shared across campuses, two assistant principals (middle school north and south), a theater teacher and five choir teacher positions (moving some part-time to full-time), a districtwide science curriculum coordinator, a data services specialist, operations lead custodian and custodian, and two bus drivers.

Trustee Benny May moved to approve the new staff positions as presented and Trustee Clint Pipes seconded; the motion passed unanimously, 7'0. The board recorded the approvals; specific salary or funding sources for the new positions were not discussed in open session and were marked as "not specified" in the meeting record.

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