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District Academic Coach job description tabled after SWEA raises questions about staffing
Summary
The board tabled the District Academic Coach job description (A13), listed at $82,822.96, after SWEA President Eileen Healey questioned whether the role had been advertised and urged hiring classroom teachers or paraprofessionals instead; the motion to table carried 5-0.
The Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education voted on Dec. 11 to table the District Academic Coach job description (agenda item A13), which appeared in the packet with a salary line of $82,822.96.
The item was tabled on a motion by Tamara McGovern with a second from Kenneth Riley and the motion carried 5-0. The board also tabled an Instructional Facilitator job description for further review.
During public comment, Eileen Healey, president of the Swedesboro-Woolwich Education Association, asked whether written responses to prior questions would be provided and raised substantive concerns about the Academic Coach position. Healey said the union would prefer the district hire additional classroom teachers or paraprofessionals rather than create a new coach position and asked whether the District Academic Coach had been publicly advertised and interviewed for. Superintendent Dr. Kellogg responded that some roles referenced in the packet are service contracts rather than staff positions and explained procedural differences in advertising for service providers versus staff roles. He also addressed timing questions about the Harker principal transition.
No final action on the Academic Coach position was taken; tabling preserves the board's ability to revisit the position with additional information and any requested written responses. The board approved other personnel items on the consent agenda, including hires, leaves and internship placements.
The board is expected to revisit tabled job descriptions after the Personnel/Finance Committee provides further review.
