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Committee raises concerns about mismatched job descriptions, titles and staffing across Methuen district
Summary
Members pressed administration to reconcile contracts, job descriptions and actual duties after committee members said some administrators are carrying multiple roles; custodial staffing shortages and unclear facility job descriptions drew sustained debate.
School committee members on Aug. 25 pressed district leaders to reconcile employment contracts, job descriptions and on-the-ground duties after multiple speakers said titles, appended job descriptions and actual responsibilities do not match. Member Chris Maxwell told the committee she requested copies of contracts and appurtenant job descriptions and found discrepancies: some contracts referenced appendices that either were missing or did not match current practice, and several positions listed duties that appear distributed across multiple staff. "The job descriptions and the contracts just don't match, what's actually…
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