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MASSENA â Anticipating that some students may need extra assistance when school resumes in the fall, the Massena Central School Districtâs Board of Education has approved the hiring of a second occupational therapist.
âThe Office of Special Services has requested for us to have another district occupational therapist to meet the needs of our students. Currently, we have one occupational therapist and we also receive services through an outside provider,â Superintendent Patrick Brady said.
During a previous meeting, he had presented the board with a list of personnel requests using federal funding to address areas such as learning loss and social and emotional learning during the pandemic. Among them and using $674,880 in pre-kindergarten funding, the district plans to convert from a half-day to a full-day pre-kindergarten program. That would mean the addition of three teachers and three teacher assistants at a cost of $465,000.
Monday, December 21, 2020 - 8:53 am
Editor s note: Story revised as of 12:30 p.m. Dec. 21 to show Trustee Paul Haggett voted yes on appointing a teacher/teacher assistant substitute. Due to a glitch in the Zoom stream, it appeared as though Haggett was voting no. His feed froze after he had raised his hand among the yes votes.
BY ANDY GARDNER
North Country This Week
MASSENA The Massena Central School District Board of Education narrowly passed a motion to hire a human resource assistant.
The board’s split vote took place during their Thursday, Dec. 17 meeting.
A motion to appoint Lindsey Sloan-Barkley to the position at a $49,000 pro-rated salary effective Jan. 4 passed 5-4. No votes came from trustees Amber Baines, Kristy Baker, Jodele Hammock and David LaClair.