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Board split on Spanish coverage; motion to adjust schedule fails
Summary
A motion to have administration adjust schedules to cover Spanish while continuing to advertise for the Spanish position failed on a 2–2–2 vote at the Sept. 29 Sharon Board meeting; the motion would have prohibited increasing the Art teacher's time.
At the Sept. 29 special meeting, Philip O’Reilly moved and Plamen Petkov seconded a motion directing administration to make schedule accommodations to cover Spanish instruction while continuing to advertise for the Spanish position and without increasing the Art teacher's time.
The motion drew a divided response and failed: two board members voted yes (Philip O’Reilly, Plamen Petkov), two voted no (Doug Cahill, Kathleen Visconti) and two abstained (Anne Vance, Nancy Hegy Martin), per the minutes.
The motion text explicitly stated that the Art teacher’s time should not be increased to cover Spanish. The minutes do not record further detail on alternatives, whether administration proposed specific schedule adjustments, or whether the district will take interim steps to maintain Spanish instruction.
Because the motion failed, no board direction was adopted at the meeting on this staffing or schedule approach.
