School board approves additional kindergarten teacher and interim special-education assistants

At the Sept. 2 board meeting, the Morgan County Board of Education voted unanimously to hire an additional kindergarten teacher at Petros Joyner School and to authorize an interim assistant position until the teacher position is filled. The same meeting approved hiring two interim special education assistants until special education teachers can be hired. Both motions carried 6-0. Why it matters: the hires respond to staffing needs at the start of the school year and authorize temporary staffing while permanent certified hires are sought. Details: the motion to hire an additional kindergarten teacher and an interim assistant was moved by Mickey Tucker and seconded by Billy Ward; the motion to hire two interim special education assistants was moved by Kasey Perkins and seconded by Jonathan Dagley. Both votes were unanimous. Minutes record the hires as interim measures "until the teacher position is filled" and "until special education teachers can be hired," respectively. No salary or funding-line details were included in the motion text recorded in the minutes. What’s next: the district will proceed with recruitment to fill the permanent teacher and special education teacher positions; interim staff will work under district hiring and payroll procedures until those hires are completed.