Staffing Must Increase to Accommodate Bilingual, Special Education Needs, Dist. 205 Administrators Say
School Board hopes to avoid more layoffs next year, begins discussion on how to best address increasing needs.
Students are only halfway through the 2012-13 school year, but Elmhurst Unit District 205 Board members already are looking ahead to next year. Predicting enrollment and staffing needs for 2013-14 is kind of like looking into a crystal ball, but it's a necessary exercise to get the next budgeting cycle started. "It is very early to try to do these kinds of projections. That is the caveat," Superintendent David Pruneau told the School Board Tuesday. Best estimates show enrollment remaining flat at York High School and at the district's eight elementary schools, he said. "As a matter of fact, the majority of elementary schools are seeing slight decreases," Pruneau said, adding that spikes in enrollment might be seen later by grade level. …
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6:49 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Everyone has lost focus here. What is going to happen to the teachers in the schools where enrollment is down? I know one school in particular where there is going to be a need for only (4) 4th grade teachers where there is currently 5 and next year the same will apply to the fifth grade etc... and it will snow ball as enrollment continues to decline Where are these teachers going? We can fill … more ›