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Board approves grant‑management and culture/climate coordinator positions amid debate over job analysis
Summary
The board approved reclassification of a grant secretary to a grant specialist, creation of a grant coordinator role and a coordinator of culture and climate to support compliance and behavior interventions. Trustees pressed for a completed HR job analysis and asked for clearer evidence that added central positions will not unduly expand administration.
Administration proposed a small package of grant‑management and student‑support positions to address audit findings and to centralize compliance and behavioral supports. Miss Montgomery described the grant specialist role as a reclassification that will provide training and time‑and‑effort reporting oversight; Dr. Coleman told the board the district manages over $53 million in grant funds across nine schools and needs centralized compliance and training to prevent audit findings. "Our time and effort reporting is something that we received an audit finding for," Dr. Coleman said.
Trustees pressed for a job analysis and organizational chart before approving changes to central office staffing. Trustee McIntyre said she wants a job analysis and an academic audit to be completed before endorsing additional administrative roles but also acknowledged the district's grant‑usage problems. Administration responded that the positions are grant‑funded, not general‑fund hires, and argued the roles are intended to improve compliance and increase grant utilization.
The board approved resolution 1.2 (grant specialist reclassification), resolution 1.3 (grant coordinator), and resolution 1.4 (coordinator of culture and climate) after discussion. Resolution 1.4 will create one coordinator for each building (nine) plus a centralized coordinator to support consistent restorative practices and behavior interventions. Administration said the culture/climate role will focus on preventative measures and restorative approaches to reduce suspensions and improve school climate.
Next steps: administration will implement the reclassification and post the coordinator positions; trustees requested updates on the HR job analysis and on how the new positions will be measured against audit and academic goals.
