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Board hears sharply divided views on instructional coaches as budget options
Summary
Board members and staff debated whether to retain about 30 district-funded instructional coaches—positions the district says cost roughly $4 million—after the failed referendum; some board members called for evaluations and redeployment, while others said coaches are essential to instruction and should be preserved.
Kenosha Unified School District board members debated the role and cost of instructional coaches during a budget-focused meeting on March 25, with some trustees urging cuts or reassignment and others defending the positions as key to improving classroom practice.
Board member Bob Tunney said cutting instructional coaches and moving them into classrooms would yield major savings. “The value what we're spending on instructional coaches is gonna be somewhere in the ballpark of $4,000,000,” he said during the session, and suggested redeploying coaches into teaching roles as a…
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