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During the meeting the board approved the agenda and the minutes of its June 16, 2025 meeting by voice vote. Doctor Benson moved to approve the agenda. The minutes were approved following a separate motion and second.

In the board organization portion of the meeting members voted to elect a president; the board declared Keith Hopkins the winner by majority vote. The transcript records the announcement: \"we have majority, congratulations, Keith Hopkins. You are.\" The transcript does not clearly record the winning candidate for vice president.

The board voted to table committee appointments until the next meeting after a motion and second to delay those appointments.

On school choice, the board approved school choice applications 2026-23 and 2026-24, denied application 2026-25, and rescinded previously submitted School Choice applications 2025-26 and 2024-22. The motion to handle the listed school choice applications was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.

The board also approved its proposed meeting dates for 2025–26, keeping the routine Tuesday schedule when Monday is a school day and moving the May meeting earlier to meet contract-notification deadlines. The motion to adopt the 2025–26 meeting schedule was moved by Dan Santiaman, seconded, and carried.

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Board leaders and district staff said the adjustment is intended to align administrative pay with peer districts and to address several years without a comparable market update. District staff recommended using an average of peer pay in neighboring counties rather than adopting a larger policy-driven increase.

District staff (identified in the meeting as a staff member presenting the study) told the board that the district compared administrative pay to peers in Sussex and Kent counties and found administrators’ salaries had not been adjusted in about three years. The staff presentation said the recommended change is intended as a market adjustment rather than a permanent policy change and that the district may return later with further policy revisions.

Board members asked how the adjustment would interact with existing teacher increases and state funding. A board member asked whether a previously approved 2% increase for teachers would be additive to the administrative adjustment; staff responded that the administrative scale change is handled separately and that state/local matching rules affect how much the state covers when the state share increases.

Board member Jeff moved to approve the FY2026 administrative salary schedule; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Meeting minutes recorded the motion as carried.

The board and staff discussed implementation steps after the vote, including paperwork and letters related to contracts and salary scale changes. Staff said they would follow up with required documentation and bring any future policy adjustments back to the board for consideration.

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Votes at a glance: Seaford board approves agenda and minutes, elects president, approves school choice applications and 2025–26 calendar

Seaford board approves market adjustment to FY2026 administrative salary schedule