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Board approves SIG-funded instructional coaches and consultant contracts for school improvement
Summary
The board approved hiring two grant-funded math instructional coaches for Chamberlain and Slade and contracts with external consultants to support writing labs, project-based learning and professional development, funded through school-improvement and Perkins grants.
The New Britain Board of Education on Sept. 2 approved two grant-funded instructional coach positions and several consultant contracts aimed at accelerating student growth in underperforming schools.
The board approved a motion to add two math instructional coaches for Chamberlain and Slade funded by a School Improvement Grant (SIG). The superintendent said the hires will come with letters clarifying that the positions are grant-funded and may be temporary; he also noted that employees retain seniority rights under the collective-bargaining agreement even when paid from grant funds. "Just because you're in a grant funded position doesn't mean automatically you lose…
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