Board approves coach supplements; adds ultimate Frisbee to middle-school list

The Orange County Board of Education approved supplemental pay schedules for athletic coaches and agreed on the record to add ultimate Frisbee to the district’s middle-school list of covered activities. Board member Smiley asked why ultimate Frisbee did not appear in one attachment describing sports and asked that it be added so the public would know the sport and its scale. A staff member responded that omitting ultimate was an oversight and that the list would be updated to include it. “That was an oversight, and we will ensure that the list is updated to include that,” the staff member said. The staff member also said the supplement for that role would align with other middle-school supplements. The board approved the supplements by roll-call vote with no recorded dissent. The approval was made conditional in the motion on incorporating the change to the attachments so the public record reflects the sport’s inclusion. Discussion versus decision: the substantive discussion focused on ensuring the attachments match board intent; the formal action was approval of the supplements with the promised clerical correction to include ultimate Frisbee.