The District 153 school board voted to approve the creation of an English/Language Arts instructional coach/coordinator position to help improve reading at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools.
The district is looking for a reading specialist who will work in coordination with Kathy Schaeflein, director of curriculum, and Morgan Koncel, director of grants and English Language Learning, a program helping non-native speakers.
At the May 8 board meeting, Superintendent Scott McAlister said the district has…
