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Board debates hiring interventionists and coaches as student cohort needs grow
Summary
Administrators urged adding interventionists and coaching capacity to address cohorts affected by COVID-era learning loss and rising special-education needs; the board discussed cost tradeoffs, scheduling challenges and whether to prioritize coaches (tier‑1) or interventionists (tier‑2).
Administrators and the Student Services committee pressed the board to consider additional interventionists and instructional coaches to address learning gaps among students now in grades 5–8 who were in primary grades during the pandemic. The administration said the personnel request list for 26–27 includes roughly $650,000 in new positions and that special‑education placement costs and transportation are also upward drivers.
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