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Bullhead City board approves new paraprofessionals, raises specialist pay and posts coach positions
Summary
The Bullhead City School District board approved a set of staffing actions April 17, adding special-education and half-time paraprofessional positions, and adjusted the instructional specialist salary and hours to recruit experienced candidates. The board also approved a new instructional coach job description and authorized posting.
The Bullhead City School District Board on April 17 approved several personnel actions intended to strengthen classroom supports and district coaching capacity. In separate motions the board added one full-time special-education paraprofessional at Desert Valley and a half-time paraprofessional at Bullhead City Middle School to enable daily physical-education coverage. Both motions were approved by voice vote.
The board also voted to revise the specialist salary schedule and set a starting salary and hours for a new Model of Instruction (MOI) specialist position. After discussion about required experience and hours, members approved a motion to start that instructional specialist at $78,007.50 and increase the annual hours to 1,600 so the posting will attract candidates with administrative experience. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with the five members recorded in favor.
Superintendent Dr. Stewart and staff described the Desert Valley hire as a relocation of an existing position to meet a program need in life-skills classrooms and said the middle-school half-time role would let two PE teachers provide daily instruction without lengthening the school day. Board members emphasized staffing the special-education role quickly; the motion to add that position passed with a recorded affirmative vote.
The board also approved updated job descriptions for an instructional coach focused on student achievement, which the district said would cover preschool through eighth grade and prioritize training for special-education teachers. Kate, a district staff member, told the board the coach would “work with the special education teachers who are new because we do have some new teachers coming from overseas” and help them write IEPs and run legally compliant meetings.
Board members said the measures aim to stabilize classroom supports and build internal coaching capacity ahead of planned instructional changes next year. The board did not approve any cuts to classroom positions as part of these votes and directed staff to post the new positions and begin recruitment.
