Committee approves several stipends and a math-tutor job description; corner-closet stipend formalized

The Holliston School Committee on Aug. 28 approved a set of school-year stipends and accepted a new math-tutor job description, administrators said.
Committee members heard that stipend postings are reviewed annually and that positions not filled for multiple years may be removed. Several stipends piloted last year — including the Corner Closet adviser, which had been volunteer-run — were brought forward for formal compensation so staff who performed the work are paid. The committee approved the Corner Closet stipend and other listed stipends by voice vote; the chair recorded the vote as carrying.
Administrators explained the stipend process: principals receive parameters for total stipend funding from the central office and reallocations are made within those limits. The assistant musical director stipend (previously funded by boosters) was proposed to be funded by the district budget for equity reasons. The committee also approved a math-tutor job description intended to formalize duties for elementary- and middle-school tutors working with intervention staff.
Committee members were told stipends are posted annually and that experience factors increase the stipend amount for returning staff.