School board creates districtwide Title I certificated position funded by Title I dollars

The Board of Education voted to create a new certificated district position funded with Title I funds and approved the action unanimously, 6-0. The board said the position is being designated at the district level rather than attached to a single school because building-level Title I designations can change year to year, and district Title I funding has been “pretty consistent and stable” over the past decade. Board discussion focused on the funding source and scope. A staff member said, “So it's being created with title 1 funds, and we've had, for decades, received title 1 funds. The reason why we're doing a district designation for this position and not tying it to a particular building is our title 1 designations by building could change.” The staff member gave West Senior as an example of a school that was designated one year and not the next. The staff member also listed the three schools designated as Title I for the upcoming school year: Northwood, Winchester Potters and East Middle School. The board member who made the motion and the board member who seconded it were not identified by name in the record; the roll call earlier in the meeting showed Jeremy, Sarah, Laura, Charlotte, Kath and Marla as present. The motion to create the position and designate it districtwide passed 6-0. The new certificated position will be districtwide (not tied to a building) and funded through Title I allocations. The board did not specify a job title beyond “certificated position” in the public record, nor did the meeting transcript include a salary or full-time-equivalent for the position. The board moved on after the vote to other agenda items; staff did not during the public portion provide a detailed job description or implementation timeline for the position.