Board approves midyear hire for fourth-grade position at Brighton Area Schools
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The Board of Education approved the human resources report including the hire of Karen Young as a fourth-grade teacher effective Jan. 20; the motion passed 7-0.
The Brighton Area Schools Board of Education on Monday approved a midyear hire for a fourth-grade teaching position created by a recent resignation.
Human-resources staff presented a recommendation to hire Karen Young to fill the Grade 4 opening; the board approved the personnel report by motion and roll call. The hire was described as the product of a full interview process that included a live classroom lesson observed by a panel that included the school principal, an instructional coach, a fourth-grade teacher, the school counselor and a parent representative. References and background checks were also completed.
The superintendent noted Young is a recent graduate with three years of classroom experience and that she is a Brighton resident. The recommendation sets an effective date for the hire of Jan. 20, 2025.
The human-resources motion was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting and passed unanimously by the seven members present.
Board members welcomed the hire and offered congratulations to the new teacher during the meeting.