Meeting approves personnel appointments, including long-term special-education substitute

Officials at the meeting approved a slate of personnel appointments and separations, including the hiring of Elizabeth Borek as a long-term substitute special-education teacher for Aug. 26, 2025, through June 30, 2026, a staff presenter said.

The presenter announced that Holly Martin will join the district as a music teacher; Martin was not at the meeting and was described as having 16 years of experience and recent work running the summer honors band at Starpoint as part of community education. The presenter also described two new teaching assistants, Casey Lynn Schultz and Amanda Sawyer, who will provide reading and intervention support, and a title change for Christine Bancroft in the human-resources office.

The presenter said Casey Lynn Schultz has worked as a teacher aide for nine years and was a recipient of the Linda Weigand recognition award from the special-education office. The presenter described Amanda Sawyer as a Starpoint parent who will work alongside reading specialists to provide interventions. The presenter said Christine Bancroft has taken on expanded duties in the human-resources office and attends regional human-resources administrative meetings with a colleague named Gretchen.

A public forum item listed for discussion of gender-related items drew no public speakers. On the personnel items, a meeting chair moved and a second was made; the chair called for a voice vote and, after members responded, said, “All in favor? Aye.” The presenter later asked for approval of separations as a block; after a second the chair again called for a voice vote and members replied, “Aye.” The transcript records voice approvals but does not provide a recorded roll-call vote or a named tally.

The presenter emphasized the district’s focus on reading interventions for students entering kindergarten without foundational skills, saying interventionists “hit the ground running” and noting measurable growth in reading for grades K–5. The presenter characterized the district’s human-resources office as having grown “from scratch,” and praised staff who take on additional responsibilities.

No motions or votes in the transcript listed individual movers or named vote counts. The approvals recorded in the meeting transcript were by voice vote; the transcript does not specify whether any member opposed or abstained.

The personnel actions announced include specific dates and experience levels when provided; where the transcript did not specify start dates or salary and contract details, those items were not included in this report.