Preparation of periodic reports to address local board, state, and federal reporting requirements. In discharging these responsibilities, the deputy superintendent involves department and campus personnel to conduct recruiting visits, solicit applicants, and conduct candidate interviews. The largest numerical increases have been in teachers, educational aides, and auxiliary staff. The CDC uses a large number of educational aides due to the large number of at-risk and Limited English Proficient students, and both the CDC and the junior high school have cafeterias that require a full complement of food service staff. Professional support includes technical staff and paraprofessionals located centrally or on a campus.
Auxiliary staff includes maintenance personnel, custodians, and cafeteria workers.
This percentage lags behind both the region with 53.2 percent, and the state with 51.7 percent. Texas Education Agency, AEIS 1997-98. The number of students for all staff categories, except central administrators, declined over the period which means that staff were added at a faster rate of growth than the student population. Again, it should be noted that the district added two new schools during this period, which required the addition of full campus support and administrative staff including principals, cafeteria workers, custodians, office personnel, and educational aides. Some additional teachers were hired to support student growth, but many were moved to new schools where the student population shifted.