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Board approves senior director job and preschool inclusion coach after debate over qualifications and pay
Summary
The Chula Vista board widened a special-education post to 'senior director' (projected $12,509 increase) and approved a new inclusion coach for early childhood; trustees raised questions about qualifications, recruiting alternatives and credential language.
The Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Education approved two personnel items aimed at strengthening special-education oversight and early-childhood inclusion, following trustee questions about pay and qualifications.
Rosie Martinez, speaking during public comment on Item 8B, voiced support for both the Senior Director of Special Education and an Inclusion Coach for Early Childhood, saying the roles are “critical” to support vulnerable learners. The board discussed the senior director classification after staff said the retiring director role had not attracted the desired candidate pool when advertised as a director.
Ms. Casey, a district personnel official, told trustees the classification was broadened to recruit more experienced candidates and that the projected salary increase for the senior director classification is $12,509. She said hiring vendors to widen recruitment was an alternative but estimated that would cost about $35,000.
Trustee Ramirez Dominguez urged the district to be careful with listed qualifications, suggesting the job descriptions use flexible wording such as “master’s degree or higher” rather than specifying a particular master’s degree type. Trustees also pressed staff on whether the senior director role would include materially different responsibilities; administrators said the senior designation entails more comprehensive duties, not just higher pay.
On the inclusion coach, Dr. Rosenthal explained the position is focused on preschool teachers and early-literacy coaching across roughly 15 district preschools. The coach will provide professional development, small-group literacy strategies and classroom supports; administrators said preschool teachers with appropriate child-development permits would qualify.
The board approved the job descriptions and related consent items by roll call (four aye, one absent). Trustees directed staff to refine credential and qualification language to avoid unnecessarily narrowing the applicant pool.
