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Wilson School Board approves administrative reorganization and hires three directors
Summary
At its Aug. 4 meeting the Wilson School Board approved a change in central-office structure and ratified the district's recommendations to hire Dr. Kelly Byrne, Dr. Dean Damiani and Dr. Erin Squibb to academic leadership roles, and to hire an EL teacher for the high school.
The Wilson School Board on Aug. 4 approved a reorganization of academic leadership and formalized personnel recommendations that include three director-level hires and one new English Learner teacher.
Superintendent Dr. Trichet presented the personnel items (agenda items 4.1'4.5), saying the district is shifting away from a two-assistant-superintendent model to a broader academic leadership team. The board approved the superintendent's report on a 7-0 roll call (moved by Mr. Case; seconded by Mrs. Casper).
The board approved the following staffing actions as described in the meeting packet and by the superintendent: Dr. Kelly Byrne (principal, Shiloh Hills Elementary School) will move into a central academic leadership role; Dr. Dean Damiani will serve as director of secondary education after two decades with the district, most recently as principal at Southern Middle School; Dr. Erin Squibb, an internal hire with extensive special-education experience, will join the academic leadership team; and Lynette Moore will be hired as an English Learner teacher at the high school to fill a third EL position.
Board member Dr. Kennedy praised Byrne and other elementary principals for their classroom-centered leadership and used the item to press the district to develop a clearer pipeline for classroom teachers into building- and district-level leadership. "What are we doing to create and attract and keep teacher leaders, especially at the elementary level?" Kennedy asked, urging the district to encourage classroom teachers to pursue supervisory and coaching credentials.
Several board members, including Mrs. Denney, also expressed support for the hires and for the restructured leadership model, while acknowledging concerns about added burdens on existing administrators. The superintendent and board said the changes were discussed in executive sessions with the HR committee.
The personnel approvals were part of a consent motion that passed unanimously; the board congratulated the newly approved directors after the roll call.
Looking ahead, the superintendent noted other items on the agenda tied to the reorganization, including ongoing HR and program implementations that the board will monitor in coming months.
