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Berwick Area SD board trims staff but votes to keep elementary reading specialist
Summary
The Berwick Area SD board voted to amend proposed eliminations, removing the elementary reading specialist from a list of eight positions slated for attrition and instead eliminating seven positions; public commenters urged caution and board members debated tax options amid a projected deficit.
The Berwick Area SD board at a meeting approved an amendment to its proposed staffing reductions that removes the elementary reading specialist from a list of eight positions slated for elimination, reducing the total planned cuts to seven.
Staff presented a plan to shift personnel across levels so the district could preserve the elementary reading specialist while eliminating a secondary position. The presenter said the changes would move a high‑school English teacher to the middle school and place a middle‑school teacher into a reading‑specialist/intervention role, allowing the elementary reading specialist to stay in place.
"We would be moving a high school English teacher to the middle school and then move a…
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