The board of trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District voted on Monday to eliminate at least 32 positions at the end of the school year. The roles being eliminated are concentrated in the district’s central office. Most of the affected employees are tasked with writing curriculum.
Deputy Superintendent Shawn Bird told trustees the district no longer needs employees to write curriculum because the district plans to use instructional materials approved by the state.
“So that job is changing. It’s changing from an instructional specialist to a curriculum implementation specialist,” Bird said. “There were about 60 people in those positions. There will be 30 positions that are now available.”…