The Frankfort CUSD #168 Board met on Monday night, where they discussed their current financial situation to erase a budget deficit that may be as high as $900,000, as they make personnel plans as legally required for the 2026-2027 school year. To prepare for the potential of personnel receiving reduction-in-force notices, the District must work through the provisions of its Collective Bargaining Agreements as there are certain bidding and bumping rights involved.
To begin that process, the Board must decide what positions will be combined, reduced, or eliminated so that employees can make their decisions on potential positions for next year.
Towards that end, the Board cut the following positions for next school year:
Title – Math | DES |
Title – Reading | DES |
Counselor (Shared) | DES |
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Title – Reading (3rd/4th) | FIS |
Behavior Interventionist | FIS |
3rd Grade Section | FIS |
5th Grade Section | FIS |
Counselor (Shared) | FIS |
Assistant Principal Position | FIS |
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Behavior Interventionist | CJHS |
Special Education – ED | CJHS |
Social Worker (Shared) | CJHS |
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Special Education – LD | FCHS |
Drivers’ Education | FCHS |
Spanish Section | FCHS |
Credit Recovery | FCHS |
Behavior Interventionist (A.C.R.) | FCHS |
English Section | FCHS |
Social Worker (Shared) | FCHS |
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Time-Out Monitors | FIS |
Detention Monitors | CJHS |
Detention Monitors | FCHS |
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Title Math Aide | DES |
Title Reading Aide | DES |
Title Reading Aide | DES |
Special Education EOC Aide | DES |
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Attendance /McKinney-Vento Liaison | District |
Title Reading Aide | FIS |
Special Education Program Aide (3/4) | FIS |
Special Education Program Aide (5/6) | FIS |
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Special Education Program Aide | CJHS |
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Part-Time Chaperone | FCHS |
The Board then authorized the posting or advertising of the following positions, which may be filled by members affected by the reductions listed above.
Counselor | All Schools |
Behavior Interventionist (4-8) | FIS/CJHS |
6th Grade – Social Science | FIS |
6th Grade – Math/English | FIS |
Title Teacher Math/Reading (3rd/5th Grade) | FIS |
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Special Education – ED | FCHS |
Part-Time Spanish | FCHS |
Part-Time Drivers’ Education | FCHS |
Credit Recovery / Behavior Intrv. (A.C.R.) | FCHS |
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Special Education Program Aide (3-6) | FIS |
Special Education Program Aide | FCHS |
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Special Education Supervisor / Asst. Prin. | District |
The District will work through this process, combined with retirements and resignations that they have already received, to determine the final number of possible employees that will be affected.
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