Breaks my heart,” said Cassie Massengill, current parent of a Highland Park student, and Speech & Debate, and Theatre alum. My son has been seeing all those things and he’s super interested in it, and for it to be cut before he even has a chance to dip his foot into it. My husband has performed for me a little theatre. “Going into middle school and middle school is such a hard time, and my son is not your athletic type he’s trying to go out there and be sporty but he is an artsy child, and the passion hand for theater he told me about he’s like I want to do that, and his dad and I are huge into theater. For this reason, and out of respect for the employees who may be affected, the District will not provide further comments on this on-going personnel matter.Īgain, thank you for your continued support of Highland Park ISD Jimmy Hannon, Superintendent of Highland Park ISDĪccording to some Facebook posts a teacher of nearly 17 years could potentially lose her job do to the programs ending. No final decision has been made on whether to implement a reduction in force or which employment areas will be affected if one is undertaken.
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In full transparency and an effort to minimize the negative impact of the District’s declining enrollment, the administration has contacted the employees most likely to be affected. The HPISD Board and I sincerely appreciate the dedicated service from all District employees. Should a reduction in force be needed, it is the District policy to consider all qualified employees for other assignments as those positions become available. The District must take the initial steps, however, to implement a reduction in force for some certified contract positions. The District will attempt to find new assignments for employees affected by these actions as position become available through normal attrition. Unfortunately, this will mean that some employment positions, including administration, faculty and staff, will need to be consolidated or even eliminated. This process involves several difficult decisions but as responsible stewards of the District’s finite resources, the administration and Board are analyzing which programs may need to be reduced or eliminated due to decreased student participation. This realignment will require elimination of certain programs, reassignment of some staff to different positions, and a reduction in expenditures commensurate with anticipated enrollment. Therefore, the administration and Board have been evaluating District programs in comparison to staff and employment areas so that we can more accurately align personnel with District needs. Further, student preferences and participation in District-offered programs has shifted over time. The reduced number of students has significantly impacted certain school programs more than others and has reduced the District’s budget for maintenance and operations. Over the last few years, the District has seen a significant decrease in the number of students enrolled in the District.
Highland Park ISD’s superintendent has issued the follow statement on its website:Īs the designated spokesperson and superintendent for the Highland Park Independent School District, I am issuing the following statement: AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Highland Park ISD made a decision to end some UIL programs this week including academic, speech & debate, and theatre.
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