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School committee rejects posting for new central-office HR manager after principals testify on recruitment needs
Summary
The committee voted down a request to approve and post a job description for an HR manager. Principals testified the position is needed to recruit and retain diverse educators; opponents cited central-office staffing and budget concerns. Vote failed on roll call.
The School Committee voted against approving and posting a job description for a central-office human-resources manager after about an hour of testimony from principals and committee discussion. Superintendent Skinner told the committee the position’s funding is already in the approved budget and said the district needs the role to strengthen recruitment, licensure processing and retention work that has migrated to central office after previous staffing cuts. “We have to recruit. We want the best staff for our district. We want diverse staff for our district,” Skinner said, urging the committee to act. Two principals — Dr. Kate McLaughlin (Maury…
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