Board approves adjuncting of non-certified coaches to comply with state requirement

Yukon Public Schools approved adjunct applications for non-certified coaches after district staff said the state clinician officer notified them that all non-certified coaches should be adjuncted to remain in compliance. "We were notified, by our clinician officer that we needed to adjunct all of our, non certified coaches," a district staff member said. The staff member said the practice was new to the district even though many other districts already do it and that the action is administrative: adjuncting classifies these coaches in a manner consistent with state expectations. Board members asked whether adjunct status meant an individual was not certified; staff confirmed adjunct classification applies to those who are not certified teachers. The board approved the personnel item by voice/roll call as part of the personnel docket. No individual names of the adjuncted coaches were read into the transcript beyond the personnel docket reference; the transcript records the board's motion to approve personnel items on the exhibit A list and a roll-call confirmation.