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WISSAHICKON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Public Board Meeting

of the

Board of School Directors

Order of Business #10-21

May 3, 2021

7:00 p.m.

REVISION

12. PERSONNEL DIRECTOR REPORT

b. Action Items (reviewed at 4.26.21 Work Session, voted upon at 5.3.21 Regular

Meeting)

(1) Retirements/Resignations/Terminations, Appointments, GIEP, and

IEP Meeting Writing Time, Leave of Absences, Change of Status

and/or Salary and Extra-Curricular Resignations, Appointments,

Extra-Curricular Post-Season Pay for Selected Sports/Coaches, and

Change of Status and/or Salary, Salary Degree Change(s), per

Document 12-1.

(5) Approval of revised job descriptions:

Administrative – Benefits Administrator, per Document 12-5a.

Confidential – Confidential Secretary to the Director of Human

Resources, per Document 12-5b.

Professional – Teachers on Special Assignment, per Document 12-

5c.

Support – Payroll and Accounting Specialist, per Document 12-5d.

WISSAHICKON SCHOOL DISTRICT April 26/May 3, 2021

Names in Italic are not District employees

RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, TERMINATIONS

Name Bldg. Position Explanation Effective Date

Thomas Letter LG Custodian Resignation April 16, 2021

Jennifer Donato SG Special Education – Child Specific Resgination April 28, 2021

Janice Magill SC Lunchtime Assistant Retirement June 15, 2021

APPOINTMENTS

Name Bldg. Position Classification Degree Level Salary Effective Date

Maria Mastrosante ADM Benefits Administrator Grade 11 N/A $70,000 June 14, 2021

Taylor Clark TBD Elementary Teacher TPE Bachelor’s, Step 1 $57,829 August 24, 2021

Kerry McGlinn TBD Elementary Teacher TPE Bachelor’s, Step 1 $57,829 August 24, 2021

Shannon Quigley TBD Elementary Teacher TPE Bachelor’s, Step 1 $57,829 August 24, 2021

Katherine Reese TBD Elementary Teacher TPE Bachelor’s, Step 7 $74,451 August 24, 2021

Katherine Wynne TBD Elementary Teacher TPE Bachelor’s+15, Step 1 $59,621 August 24, 2021

Tiffany Williams LG Elementary Teacher LTS Master’s, Step A $60,440 August 24, 2021

Marla John WMS Science Teacher TPE Bachelor’s, Step A $55,061 August 24, 2021

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APPOINTMENTS


Margaret Cmiel BB/SG Elementary Summer

Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 3.5 hours

per day, Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Gabriella Hartzell BB/SG Elementary Summer

Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Maureen Kroener BB/SG Elementary Summer

Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Darcey Linton BB/SG Elementary Summer

Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Dylan Opper BB/SG Elementary Summer

Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Morgan Petsis BB/SG Elementary Summer

Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

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APPOINTMENTS


William Plichta BB/SG Elementary Summer Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour,

3.5 hours per day,

Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Katherine Reese BB/SG Elementary Summer Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour,

3.5 hours per day,

Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Brianna Sartori BB/SG Elementary Summer Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour,

3.5 hours per day,

Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Amy Shaffer BB/SG Elementary Summer Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour,

3.5 hours per day,

Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Jennifer Smith BB/SG Elementary Summer Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour,

3.5 hours per day,

Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Rachel Stern BB/SG Elementary Summer Program N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour,

3.5 hours per day,

Monday through

Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

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APPOINTMENTS


Kelly Broadbent BB/SG ELD Summer Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Jeanmarie Mercier BB/SG ELD Summer Program N/A N/A



Thursday

July 6, 2021

through July 29,

2021

Andre Brickey LG ESY, Special Education

Assistant Class 8 N/A

$26.85 per hour, June 28,

2021 to June 30, 2021;

$27.39 per hour, July 1

through July 29, 2021,

Monday through

Thursday, paid as worked

June 28, 2021

through July 29,

2021 (no classes

July 5, 2021)

Lauren McChoppin

LG

ESY, Special Education

Assistant

Class 8

N/A

$26.85 per hour, June 28,

2021 to June 30, 2021;

$27.39 per hour, July 1

through July 29, 2021,

Monday through

Thursday, paid as worked

June 28, 2021

through July 29,

2021 (no classes

July 5, 2021)

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APPOINTMENTS


Christopher Hentschel WHS Credit Recovery –

Science N/A N/A

$45.00 per hour, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,

Monday through Thursday;

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,

Monday through Thursday

June 28, 2021

through June 30,

2021

July 1, 2021 through

August 5, 2021 (no

classes July 5, 2021)

Alyssa Smith WHS

Credit Recovery –

Language Arts/Social

Studies

N/A N/A

$45.00 per hour, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,


$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,


June 28, 2021

through June 30,

2021


August 5, 2021 (no


Marisa DiGregorio WHS Credit Recovery -

Math N/A N/A

$45.00 per hour, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,


$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,


June 28, 2021

through June 30,

2021


August 5, 2021 (no


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APPOINTMENTS


Michael Lippincott WHS Credit Recovery -

Math N/A N/A

$45.00 per hour, 9:00 AM -

12:00 PM, Monday through

Thursday

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursday

June 28, 2021

through June 30,

2021


August 5, 2021 (no


Cassandra Roberts WHS Credit Recovery -

Math N/A N/A

$45.00 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursday

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursday

June 28, 2021 through

June 30, 2021


August 5, 2021 (no


Erin Curtis WHS

Pre-Teaching

Academy - Language

Arts/Social Studies

N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -

12:00 PM, Tuesdays &

Thursdays


July 22, 2021

Lou Gotlib WHS Pre-Teaching

Academy – Science N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursdays


July 22, 2021

Matthew McKenna WHS ACT/SAT Prep –

Language Arts N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -

12:00 PM, Tuesday through

Thursday


July 22, 2021

Antonio Palagruto WHS

Pre-Teaching

Academy – Special

Education

N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursdays


July 22, 2021

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APPOINTMENTS


Rachel Weisman WHS Pre-Teaching

Academy – Math N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursdays


July 22, 2021

Martin Ashdale WHS Pre-Teaching

Academy – Biology N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -


Thursdays


July 22, 2021

Jason Sobieski WHS ACT/SAT Prep –

Math N/A N/A

$45.50 per hour, 9:00 AM -

12:00 PM, Tuesday through

Thursday


July 22, 2021

CHANGE OF STATUS AND/OR SALARY

Name Bldg. Effective Date

Rachelle Halteman ADM

From Support Staff, Payroll and Accounting Specialist, Administration Building, Class 10,

$29.17 per hour, 8 hours per day, 12-months to Confidential, Secretary to the Director of

Human Resources, $30.50 per hour, 8 hours per day, 12 months

July 1, 2021

Latanya Jackson SC/LG

From Part-time Custodian, Stony Creek Elementary School, Class 5, $23.37 per hour, 4

hours per day, 12-month to Full-Time Custodian, Lower Gwynedd Elementary School,

Wissahickon Middle School Class 5. $23.37 per hour, 8 hours per day, 12 months

April 26, 2021

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LEAVES OF ABSENCE (CHILD CARE/FMLA/SABBATICAL/UNPAID AND RETURN FROM LEAVE)

Name Bldg. Position Type Effective Date

Kristine Hood BB Special Education Assistant Family Medical Leave of Absence May 4, 2021 through date to be determined

Cara Wendler BB Elementary Teacher Family Medical Leave of Absence

(intermittent) April 19, 2021 through date to be determined

Lisa Catanzaro LG Lunchtime Assistant Unpaid Leave May 7, 2021 through June 17, 2021

Katy Ginnona SC Elementary Teacher Family Medical Leave of Absence April 14, 2021 through June 17, 2021

Lauren Hinde WHS Spanish Teacher

Family Medical Leave of Absence

Child Care Leave of Absence

August 24, 2021 through November 12, 2021

November 15, 2021 through January 21, 2022

Mariah Minges Klusman WHS English Teacher Family Medical Leave of Absence

(every Wednesday) March 3, 2021 through June 17, 2021

Devin Meehl WMS English Teacher Family Medical Leave of Absence May 5, 2021 through June 17, 2021

12-1

REVISED: 5/3/21


Ambler, PA 19002

POSITION TITLE: Instructional Coach—Grades K-5 (Teacher on Special Assignment)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of, and reporting to, the Director of Teaching and

Learning, the Instructional Coach—Grades K-5 is a teacher on special assignment, responsible for

supporting curriculum and program implementation and teacher training needs at the district’s four

elementary schools.

QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years successful teaching experience at the K-5 level preferred, along with a

demonstrated knowledge of and experience with “best practices” in classroom instruction strategies.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Collaborates with teachers and administrators to facilitate the use of instructional strategies to

meet the needs of all students.

2. Works with administrators to provide professional development training for classroom teachers

that emphasize appropriate methodology to meet the needs of all students.

3. Serves as a resource to teachers and administrators for induction and training purposes.

4. Provides professional development related to instructional strategies and various tools to

teachers, models lessons for teachers, and provides feedback to teachers on their craft.

5. Participates in the curriculum development process.

Length of Assignment: TOSA assignments are voluntary. A minimum of a one-year

commitment by a TOSA is required (once accepted into the position), after which time the

teacher’s assignment as a TOSA (subject to the teacher’s agreement) is renewable on a year-to-

year basis, based on the needs of the District. Once the TOSA assignment is over, for whatever

reason, the teacher shall return to a classroom setting. Full credit on the WEA salary guide is

received for every year of TOSA assignment.

PHYSICAL NECESSITIES AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Position requires sitting, standing, walking or moving throughout the building, often for extended

periods of the workday. Must be able to hear (40 decibel loss maximum), verbally communicate, and

have vision requirements of near acuity of 20 inches or less and far acuity of 20 feet or more with

depth perception, accommodation and field vision. Required to move (push, pull, lift, carry, slide)

office supplies weighing no more than 45 pounds. Requires use of either hand for fine manipulation,

simple grasping and push/pull functions. Performs a variety of duties. Climbs stairs in and or around

the building. May occasionally bend or reach to secure records/files from desk, shelves, and filing

cabinets. Subject to inside environment conditions.

The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable

accommodations. It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the Wissahickon School District’s

Director of Human Resources of any and all reasonable accommodations that will be required.

12-5c

REVISED: 5/3/21


Ambler, PA 19002

POSITION TITLE: Instructional Coach—Grades 6-12 (Teacher on Special Assignment)


Learning, the Instructional Coach—Grades 6-12 is a teacher on special assignment, responsible for

supporting curriculum and program implementation and teacher training needs at Wissahickon Middle

School and Wissahickon High School.

QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years successful teaching experience at the 6-12 level preferred, along with a



1. Collaborates with teachers and administrators to facilitate the use of instructional strategies to

meet the needs of all students.











reason, the teacher shall return to a classroom setting. Full credit on the WEA salary guide is

received for every year of TOSA assignment.













12-5c

REVISED: 5/3/21


Ambler, PA 19002

POSITION TITLE: Instructional Coach—Math (Teacher on Special Assignment)


Learning, the Instructional Coach—Math is a teacher on special assignment, responsible for supporting

mathematics curriculum and program implementation and teacher training needs in Grades K-8 at the

district’s four elementary schools as well at Wissahickon Middle School.

QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years successful teaching experience at the K-8 level preferred, along with a



1. Collaborates with teachers and administrators to facilitate the use of math instructional

strategies to meet the needs of all students.





5. Serves as a bridge and communication link between elementary and middle school levels in all

matters related to math teaching and program needs.





reason, the teacher shall return to his/her teaching duties. Full credit on the WEA salary guide

is received for every year of TOSA assignment.













12-5c

REVISED: 5/3/21


Ambler, PA 19002

POSITION TITLE: Instructional Coach—Technology (Teacher on Special Assignment)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of, and reporting to, the Director of Technology,

the Instructional Coach—Technology is a teacher on special assignment, responsible for supporting

technology-related curriculum, software and program implementation and teacher training needs in

Grades K-12 at all district schools.

QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years successful teaching experience at the K-12 level preferred, along with

a demonstrated knowledge of and experience with “best practices” in classroom technology.


1. Collaborates with teachers and administrators to facilitate the use of technology instructional

strategies to meet the needs of all students.






5. Participates in the curriculum development and software adoption processes.



















12-5c

CREATED: 5/3/21


Ambler, PA 19002

POSITION TITLE: Academic Response Coordinator (Teacher on Special Assignment)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of, and reporting to, the Director of Equity and

Cultural Responsiveness, and in collaboration with the building principals, the Academic Response

Coordinator is a teacher on special assignment, responsible for coordinating the district’s various after-

hours and supplemental interventions for students who are either disengaged or struggling

academically.

QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years successful teaching experience preferred.


Gather and analyze performance and attendance data of students to identify students at risk of failing

one or more classes; generate a caseload of students in need of after-hours or supplemental academic

interventions and support.

Meet with identified students to form positive relationships, create action plans, monitor coursework,

and provide support for assignment and assessment completion.

Monitor identified students’ attendance and academic performance via district SIS (Infinite Campus)

and LMS (Schoology).

Communicate student progress to teachers, guidance counselors, building administrative leaders, and

parents/guardians.

Meet with teachers, counselors, and building administrative leaders regularly to provide updates on

student progress and to identify new students in need of academic support.

Communicate and meet with students (as necessary) to help troubleshoot problems related to

technology, transportation, and other needs.

Collaborate with district home and school visitor, guidance counselors, and administrators to make

home visits.

Generate student attendance and grade reports to be shared with appropriate stakeholders.

Cooperate with community leaders and organizations to provide support and input into the creation,

implementation, and supervision of community-based interventions and supports.

Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and support a team of hourly employee scholastic coaches who are not

existing district staff; organize and facilitate weekly coaching team meetings; collaborate with other

district stakeholders to support students on each coach’s caseload.

Collaborate with district and building administrative teams to brainstorm, evaluate, implement, and

supervise the creation/continuation of school-based interventions and supports.

12-5c



















12-5c

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