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Board approves adjunct teacher permit to help recruit near-licensed staff; vote 5–0–1 with one abstention
Summary
Board approved an adjunct teacher permit intended to let employees performing teacher duties be paid and treated as first-year teachers while completing licensure; motion passed 5 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention (Jenny Hill).
The North Adams Community Schools board approved a policy to use adjunct teacher permits as a recruitment and retention tool for staff who are performing teacher duties while completing licensure.
Superintendent Michelle explained the permit helps staff who are already doing the work of a teacher to receive pay and benefits similar to a first-year teacher rather than being paid as a long-term substitute. "This is a way to help provide some relief because it allows us to pay for her as a first year teacher," she said, noting adjunct permits cannot be used for special-education teachers under state law.
A motion to approve the adjunct-teacher-permit approach was moved by a board member identified in the record as Jill and seconded by Tim. The board recorded a vote of 5 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstention; the abstention was identified in the record as Jenny Hill. Board members said the change aims to recognize on-site staff doing full teaching duties and provide leave and other benefits while they complete licensure.
The permit is intended as a temporary bridge for individuals close to finishing a degree or license; the board did not specify individual names beyond those who moved or abstained on the motion.
