BAKER (AP) — The Baker School Board has voted 4-1 to appoint East Baton Rouge School Board member Vereta Lee as a “literacy coach” at Baker Middle School with an annual salary of $53,070.
The Advocate reports board member Troy Watson voted against interim Superintendent Ulysses Joseph’s recommendation to hire Lee Tuesday night.
Joseph said that the new hire would be responsible for tutoring students, especially in reading.
 
 
 
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