2025-26 Certificated Job Description Study
Overview
The District and DTA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Board approved on 6/16/2025, to form a Certificated Classification Committee and facilitate a Job Description Study for the 2025-26 school year.
The District is contracting with Educational Management Solutions (EMS) to lead this important work. As part of the study, EMS will host in-person focus groups in December to gather input from staff about their current positions and conduct a feedback survey on the draft job descriptions. Every certificated employee will have the opportunity to provide feedback in this process.
Timeline:
December 8 - 12, 2025: Focus Group Interviews Conducted by EMS
February TBD, 2026: Employee Reviews of Job Descriptions and Feedback Surveys
April TBD, 2026: Proposed Job Descriptions Report Finalized, Presentation by EMS
May TBD, 2025: Proposed Job Descriptions Negotiated with District & DTA
June TBD, 2025: Finalized Revised Job Descriptions Board Approved
Certificated Job Description Study Committee
The MOU between the District and DTA states the purpose of the committee is to provide guidance and feedback to EMS for the job description study. The MOU outlines that the committee for the job description study will consist of eight total members, four District representatives and four DTA representatives.
- Kassandra Cochran, Guidance Counselor
- Dagmar Derickson, Exec. Director of HR
- Lisa McAdams, Speech Language Pathologist
- Margarita Morelle, Social Study Teacher
- Deepa Mukherjee, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services
- Dave Poetzinger, Principal
- Matt Torrens, Assistant Principal
- Jen Young, Math Teacher