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Manhasset board hears that Rebecca Gagne will fill Muncie Park reading specialist role as district expands Orton Gillingham, Wilson training
Summary
At its Aug. 7 meeting the Manhasset Board of Education reviewed the personnel schedule and heard that Rebecca Gagne will take the reading specialist position at Muncie Park, replacing Megan Lisi; district staff said it is expanding Orton Gillingham and Wilson training for reading teachers.
At the Aug. 7 Manhasset Board of Education meeting, board members reviewed the personnel schedule and heard that Rebecca Gagne will fill the reading specialist position at Muncie Park, replacing Megan Lisi, who resigned in June. Staff members said the district is also expanding training in Orton Gillingham and Wilson methods for reading specialists.
The personnel item was presented during the board’s review of the personnel schedule. A staff member identified in the transcript as Speaker 4 said, "Rebecca is replacing Megan Lisi. Megan re resigned from our position in June and as a reading teacher. So that's where, Rebecca's covering her position. So it's at Muncie." The transcript indicates the board discussed how the hire fits into the district's tenure-area reporting: the position is listed under the literacy tenure area.
Board members asked whether the new hire would be a building-based reading teacher or a districtwide literacy specialist. "Is she that'll be a literacy specialist across or or dedicated to Muncie Park, new to the district," asked a board member (Speaker 3). The staff reply stated the appointment is to replace the Muncie Park position and confirmed the tenure area as literacy.
District staff and a board member also discussed teacher training. A speaker identified as Speaker 5 said, "We're also very happy that we're expanding our training this year. That's one of our initiatives within the reading department for more Orton Gillingham and Wilson, certified teachers." Another board member noted the importance of maintaining a roster of teachers with Orton Gillingham and Wilson training for reading instruction.
The transcript does not record a separate roll-call vote on the personnel schedule item or the individual appointment in the excerpt provided. No additional contractual or salary details were stated in the transcript.
Why it matters: placement of a reading specialist and expansion of certified training affects literacy services delivered to students at Muncie Park and the district's capacity to provide intensive reading interventions.
The board moved on after the personnel discussion; the transcript does not show formal follow-up tasks or a separate motion tied to this specific hire in the excerpt provided.
