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William Penn School District outlines staffing reorganization; teachers warn PLC changes risk program stability
Summary
At a March 25 personnel meeting, district leaders described a reorganization that reduces some central positions while assuring no layoffs or pay cuts, and reinstated an executive director role; PLC teachers and the teachers’ association raised concerns about transparency, lost secretary support and potential harm to the PLC program.
William Penn School District officials on March 25 described a personnel reorganization and updated recruitment procedures while promising no employees would be laid off or lose pay — but teachers and union leaders told the board the changes risked operational strain in the district’s PLC program.
Tracy, who led the presentation, said the district is reducing academic interventionist positions from 16 to eight and eliminated three central-office secretary roles; the two remaining secretaries moved into vacant school-based positions. She said the changes come from vacancies and budget methodology and emphasized multiple times, "No one is losing their job. No one is being laid off. No one is being fired. No one is losing any income." The updated administrative recruitment procedures — including internal posting windows of five days and external postings of 14 days — take effect April 1, 2025.
Why it matters: Teachers said the PLC (the district’s virtual/alternative learning program)…
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