Pennridge personnel committee reviews HR dashboard, removes lifeguard diploma requirement

Dr. Andrew Doster, introduced at the start of the meeting, presented the district's HR dashboard covering positions from Nov. 18 through Feb. 2 and invited questions about the data. He told the committee the dashboard shows posted and filled positions and noted several areas for future reporting refinements, including separating seasonal coaching roles and Extended School Year (ESY) positions so those counts do not distort year-round vacancy and fill-rate figures.

Doster reported 63 resignations and 22 retirements year to date, described benefit-enrollment totals and an onboarding session that brought six new employees into the district last week. He also raised a continuing operational need: the transportation department remains short on drivers, with roughly 10 vacancies and some staff currently in training.

On job descriptions, Doster said the committee has 11 items for review and flagged two changes the committee should note. He said the lifeguard job description had listed “minimum of a high school diploma” as a required qualification but that the district removed that line to permit qualified students to fill lifeguard positions. He also praised work by Dr. Bloom in updating an instructional-support specialist role into a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) specialist, describing it as a core element of student supports K–12.

The committee asked for periodic updates on position control and discussed establishing an annual practice to honor retirees. The Personnel Committee adjourned after a brief session; the next personnel meeting is scheduled for March 9.

Committee members adjourned without a formal vote on any personnel motion.