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School board approves SLPA training MOU, half‑time dean position and extended contracts amid staffing questions

5840580 · August 19, 2025
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The Jamestown board approved a memorandum to train a speech‑language pathologist specialist, a 0.5 FTE dean of students position, and semester‑one extended contracts while members asked for clearer definitions of extended contracts and coverage protocols.

The Jamestown Public School Board approved multiple personnel items on Aug. 18, including a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to host a speech‑language pathologist specialist‑in‑training, a 0.5 full‑time‑equivalent Dean of Students, and semester‑one extended contracts for shortage areas. The board voted to approve the MOU with James River Special Education Cooperative to bring back and train an employee to expand speech‑language services. "It's an opportunity to bring an employee back to the district,…

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