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Wyoming Valley West board continues superintendent search, flags staffing needs and teacher-contract talks
Summary
At its April 9 meeting the Wyoming Valley West School District board said it remains engaged in interviewing candidates to replace the superintendent and operations manager, is preparing a counteroffer on the pending teachers contract and is recruiting for several special-education positions.
The Wyoming Valley West School District Board of Education said April 9 that it is continuing interviews and deliberations to fill its superintendent and operations manager openings and is preparing a counteroffer on a pending teachers contract, board member Mr. Keating said.
The meeting chair announced an executive session had been held before the public meeting “to discuss our superintendent and to discuss our operations manager,” and the board returned to public session to report ongoing personnel activity. “The board as a whole has been extremely busy on interviewing and deliberating over the replacement of our superintendent,” Mr. Keating said. He added the board is “working on, a counteroffer, that we're still working on, for, the pending, teachers contract.”
Board members said several other vacancies are under review. Mr. Keating noted there are roughly “40 some applicants” for open positions and the board will begin scheduling interviews. In a separate report, Mr. Hardwick, a member of the Special Education Committee, said the committee is addressing current openings in that department and has posted internally for a school psychologist; if no internal candidate is found the district will advertise externally. Hardwick also listed openings for an autistic support position at Third Avenue and a life-skills position at Dana Street.
Board members framed the hiring work as part of broader personnel turnover: the board is replacing retirees and filling other positions that will arise over the coming months. Keating said he intends to bring a proposal to preserve a portion of the district’s fund balance for future capital improvements, and that he has been in preliminary budget discussions with district staff.
No final contract or personnel appointments were approved during the April 9 public session. The board logged routine approvals later in the meeting covering minutes, staff-recommended items and finance reports (see “Votes at a glance”).
