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Board approves ALC teacher/program coordinator but rejects combined administrative position
Summary
The board voted separately on personnel items: it rejected the superintendent'recommended combined administrative position (vote recorded as failed) but approved an ALC teacher/program coordinator posting (vote recorded 3-2); remaining personnel slate passed after pulled items were considered.
The Randolph County Schools Board split on a personnel package Tuesday, turning down one superintendent-recommended position while approving a targeted hire to staff alternative-learning supports.
The superintendent proposed combining two central-office roles into a single county-funded administrative position intended to take on responsibilities from both the executive secretary and the curriculum office coordinator, a measure administration said would save roughly $70,000'$80,000 compared with keeping two separate positions. The board voted the first line item down (recorded as 4 nays), with discussion focused on whether federal funding could be used for parts of the existing coordinator role and whether the combined duties properly matched service-personnel job classes.
The board then voted on the ALC (Alternative Learning Center) teacher/program coordinator recommendation, which passed by a 3-2 margin. Administration said the position would support expansion of elementary ALC services (initially expected to serve about five to ten students at Midland Elementary), help meet requirements anticipated under Senate Bill 199, and be partly supported by grant funding tied to an expansion grant.
Other personnel items were handled after a few individual pulls (including removing one service-personnel name from a list); the remainder of the personnel slate then passed by voice vote.
What the transcript shows: administration characterized the combined role as a cost-saving consolidation and said the district did not have federal positions sufficient to pay half the combined role; administration also said the ALC elementary expansion is grant-funded and not expected to affect the district's bottom line initially.
Next steps: administration will proceed with posting the approved ALC positions and will return with details about postings and funding; the board asked for clarity about posting and transfer procedures for service personnel.
