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Personnel committee approves MSAP-funded curriculum and training specialist position
Summary
The Tangipahoa Parish personnel committee approved an 11-month Curriculum and Training Specialist position funded by a Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant; committee members were told the role will oversee training across partner districts and is covered by grant funds for at least three years.
The Tangipahoa Parish personnel committee voted unanimously to approve a job description for an 11-month Curriculum and Training Specialist position funded by the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant.
Committee members were told the position, described in the packet as a resource teacher, will “oversee the training sessions” for the district’s magnet teachers and coordinate training with partner districts, including East Baton Rouge and Rapides. A staff member presenting the item said the role is part of the district’s MSAP-funded magnet program and is paid for with the grant.
The presenter said the three‑year MSAP plan calls for all district teachers in the magnet program to participate in the training sequence and that, after local capacity is established, the district could offer trainings to other Montessori programs as a revenue source. “We actually can offer trainings to other districts who have Montessori. So we can actually make money by doing the trainings once we’ve gotten all of our own personal training,” the staff member said.
The committee asked how the district will handle the position if the grant ends. A committee member asked, “what happens when the grant runs out?” A staff member replied that the district notes grant funding and renewals in job postings and that this MSAP funding is “covered” for at least three years. The presenter also said the district follows the practice — used since ESSER funding — of identifying positions as grant-funded in advertisements.
Members also discussed the long-term financial impact and whether the new position would reduce outside training costs. The presenter replied the district expects long‑term savings and eventual revenue when the district becomes a “trainer of trainers.” She added the position will support in‑house training availability year‑round and reduce the need to send staff to external training sites.
Voting opened and closed at the committee meeting, and the motion carried unanimously.
