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Board approves curriculum coordinator job description and introduces Laurie Yarber as new curriculum director
Summary
Columbia CUSD 4 approved a revised job description that reallocates duties from an assistant superintendent post to a curriculum director role and introduced Laurie Yarber as the incoming curriculum director; the board approved the job description with no budget impact noted.
The Columbia CUSD 4 school board approved a revised job description for a curriculum director role and recognized Laurie (Laurel) Yarber as the incoming curriculum director.
Administrators said the district is reallocating responsibilities from an assistant-superintendent billet into a director-level role to create clearer protected time for curriculum and instruction work. As presented, the job description specifies who would be next in line if the superintendent were off campus and clarifies expectations and nonnegotiables for protected planning time.
One board member described the change as part of a broader leadership-model adjustment and said the revision responds to the need for sustained, protected work on curriculum and instruction. An administrator noted that past job descriptions had not been updated in years and that the revision is intended to improve clarity and continuity.
The board moved to approve the job description; the motion carried. The administration said the hire of Laurie Yarber was handled through the consent agenda and that the job description approval involved no new funding.
The board did not request additional budget authority at the meeting; further operational details and reporting responsibilities will be handled by the administration.
