Two school social worker posts were abolished and replaced by a single quarter-time position split across four schools

What happened

At an 8 a.m. special meeting on May 13, 2026 that ran three minutes, the board adopted its entire 2026-27 staffing plan in one motion: roughly 58 positions created, weighted toward English-language and bilingual instruction, and 26 abolished. Among the abolished were the social worker posts at Grant and Holland and at P.J. Hill, while the created list includes one social worker at 0.25 of full time shared across Franklin, McKnight, P.J. Hill and Robeson. Twelve elementary classroom positions across five schools were also abolished, as were a facilities manager and a transportation assistant manager. Six weeks later the board abolished the two remaining social emotional learning specialist positions, at Holland and Martin Luther King.

Why it matters to families

Mental health staffing is what stands between a struggling child and nothing, and the net effect here is fewer adults doing that work across more buildings. The whole staffing plan was approved in a single motion at a three-minute early-morning meeting, which is the least-attended slot on the board's calendar.

The evidence

The May minutes list under abolishments 'Social Worker 1 (PC#5356) Grant/Holland' and 'Social Worker 1 (PC#4852) PJ Hill', and under creations 'Social Worker 1 (FTE 0.25) Franklin, McKnight, PJ Hill, Robeson'. The June personnel packet abolishes 'Social Emotional Learning Specialist 1 (PC#4969) Holland' and '… 1 (PC#4970) MLK'.

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