Despite the fact the Stafford MSD Board of Trustees voted in May to shrink the districtâs staff amid talk of budget concerns, Superintendent Robert Bostic says the district is in a better fiscal position now and hasnât actually reduced the number of full-time staff.
The district did, however, eliminate some administrative positions, Bostic said.
District leaders in May had been concerned because they received projections that the student enrollment might decline by more than 300 because of the coronavirus pandemic, and moved to reduce staff in order to fix a possible future budget crunch, Bostic explained last week.
Even at the time, the district had a healthy fund balance of about $14 million, but wanted to make a long-term fix, Bostic said.