Nashoba committee approves new Student Services Coordinator job description to replace departing early‑childhood director

The Nashoba Regional School Committee voted on Nov. 5 to approve a new job description and title — Student Services Coordinator — to replace the recently departed director of early childhood and to allow recruitment to begin immediately. The motion to approve the description carried without a recorded roll‑call tally in the public transcript.

Superintendent Kirk Downing explained the hire is needed promptly after the resignation of the prior director and that the proposed description clarifies responsibilities for preschool‑age services, program development, Individualized Education Program (IEP) oversight for kindergarten and preschool, and coordination of early‑childhood programming and grants. Administration proposed placing the position on the assistant‑principal salary band (noting the district’s existing banding system) because the role includes substantial administrative and supervisory responsibilities.

A district staff member who helped draft the description described the posting as focused on preschool and kindergarten responsibilities, program development, IEP management, and professional‑development oversight for early‑childhood staff. Committee members asked whether the job should explicitly require early‑childhood expertise and why a master’s degree and administrator certification were in the minimum qualifications; administration said the role requires licensure/administrative competencies typically conferred through graduate programs and that the posting will specify preschool experience.

The personnel subcommittee reported it had reviewed the description at length and recommended approval so the district could recruit promptly. A motion to approve the job description was made and seconded and carried.

Ending: Administration will post the position, begin candidate screening and return with any contractual or budgetary information needed for final hiring decisions.