Commission approves waiver allowing principal to assume coaching duties for South County School District

The Commission on School Accreditation approved a waiver request from South County School District at its Feb. 1 meeting, allowing the district’s principal to assume coaching duties for the 2023–24 school year in an exception to Process Standard 2.1 (principal duties).

Doctor Malone summarized the district’s request and explained that Process Standard 2.1 typically requires a principal to have no other duties assigned with a different work-area code, but the standard permits certain exemptions that the commission may approve. "The district is asking your permission to allow their principal to assume, I believe, some coaching duties for the remainder of this year so that they are not in violation of Process Standard 2.1," Malone said.

A motion to consider and approve the waiver was made and seconded; the commission approved the motion by voice vote. The commission did not record individual vote tallies in the transcript and did not attach specific conditions to the waiver on the record.

The waiver applies to the 2023–24 school year; any extension, monitoring requirements or written conditions were not discussed at the meeting and are "not specified."