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Board approves amended after‑school liaison job description after split vote
Summary
After a lengthy debate over educational qualifications and hiring practicality, the board approved an amended job description for the after‑school liaison position that allows experience to substitute for an associate's degree; the amendment passed 5‑2 and the other job descriptions were approved as presented.
The board considered item P2, a set of job descriptions that included a newly reclassified after‑school liaison position. Chair Burrell moved to separate the liaison job description for individual consideration so members could vote differently on that role.
Board members expressed competing priorities: Board Member Bridal asked that an associate's degree requirement remain in place given the position's responsibilities and listed qualifications, while principals and staff — including Director of Extended Learning — told the board they have struggled to fill the position and cited high turnover and multiple vacancies. Superintendent Burke said the change was requested to expand the applicant pool and help principals fill critical roles.
After debate, the board adopted an amendment inserting experience in social work or human services as an alternative to the associate's degree; that amendment passed 5‑2 (Board Members Gloria Branch and Edwin Ferguson opposed). With that amendment, the liaison job description was approved. The other job descriptions on the agenda were subsequently approved.
