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Board accepts donations for student books and music program; approves new health-clinic aide position
Summary
The board accepted an anonymous $13,500 donation to supply a monthly book for second- and third-graders, approved multiple music-related donations, and approved creation of a health-clinic aide position; Maria Rodriguez, an LPN, started in that role on the meeting day.
The Westlake City Schools Board on Aug. 25 accepted multiple community donations and approved staffing actions that included creating a new health-clinic aide position and hiring Maria Rodriguez, an LPN.
Superintendent Dr. Goggin read the donations list and described an anonymous donor’s $13,500 gift to provide a book each month for every second- and third-grade student at Westlake Elementary. "Just a really, really, really cool donation," Dr. Goggin said, and he noted the donor wished to remain anonymous.
The board also recorded donations from music boosters: 30 band uniforms, five auxiliary codes totaling $14,772; new instruments (a rotary tuba, Eastman baritone sax and bass clarinet) totaling $6,587; and music truck repairs and wrapping totaling $11,294. The superintendent thanked the community and boosters for the gifts.
On staffing, Dr. Goggin described two new district positions listed on the agenda: a "router position" (a role that evolved from prior duties) and a health clinic aide. He said Maria Rodriguez, an LPN, started her first day with the district that day and will be based at the high school clinic. "She was looking forward to getting into the high school and working with high school level students," Dr. Goggin said, and noted interviewers prioritized both medical background and the right demeanor for the school setting.
Why it matters: Donations for literacy and music programs provide direct materials and equipment used by students; adding a medically trained clinic aide changes the level of medical staffing available in schools during the school day.
Board action and votes: The board voted separately to accept superintendent recommendations for donations (item 6a) and then approved the remaining superintendent recommendations (items b–x) in a subsequent combined vote. The record shows the motion to approve 6a was moved and seconded and the vote carried. The broader superintendent package, which included the creation of the health-clinic aide position and multiple contracts and supplemental assignments, was approved in the grouped vote that followed.
What’s next: The district will place donated instruments and uniforms into service and integrate the new clinic aide into the high school health clinic schedule; details on compensation for new positions and the long-term staffing plan were included in the agenda materials but not fully discussed on the record during the meeting.
