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Stafford MSD leaders present districtwide coaching guidelines to limit lost instructional time
Summary
District staff presented new guidelines aimed at keeping teachers in classrooms (95% instructional-day attendance target for coaches, limits on noncertified teachers'coaching duties, scheduling rules to prioritize instruction) and proposed applying them districtwide; trustees asked for principal checkpoints and implementation details.
District administrators presented proposed guidelines on March 16 designed to reduce instructional time lost when teachers perform athletic duties and to accelerate certification among noncertified (DOI) hires.
The committee that developed the document included the chief academic officer, chief of schools, HR, and athletics staff, administrators said. The guidelines recommend prioritizing coaches'instructional obligations when scheduling departures for contests, generally leaving after sixth or seventh period when feasible; requiring teachers with coaching duties to maintain 95%…
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