College Station ISD school board hears proposed staffing changes as part of developing the budget for the 2026-27 school year

This podcast contains comments from the April 21, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.April's meeting of the College Station ISD school board included two presentations related to developing the budget for the 2026-2027 school year.The first presentation was from CSISD's budget committee.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from CSISD's budget committee.The second presentation was from CSISD's chief financial officer.Click HERE to read and download budget presentation materials from CSISD's chief financial officer.Part of CFO Heather Wilson's report was about proposed staffing. Board members were told administrators are looking at reducing 11 elementary teaching positions, one teaching position at middle and high schools, and a net zero at intermediate schools.Wilson also said special education teachers now at the central office will return to campuses.And she reminded the CSISD board earlier this year approved adding at the expanded career and technical center...three teachers, one nurse, and one custodian.Wilson told board members to expect taking action in the May regular meeting on employee compensation for next year. Board member Mike Martindale, a retired CSISD superintendent who is dealing with his first budget as a board member, said board members will have to decide "whether a healthy fund balance is important to us or retaining and recruiting quality people with our students is more important", so "it's obvious that we have a chore before us in the next month or two."