The board received a superintendent update that bargaining with the certified association concluded and scheduled a short meeting June 23 to ratify the negotiated contract and authorize the superintendent to sign it. Board members said they would receive the contract in advance of that ratification meeting.

At the same meeting the board considered a separate business item: an onboarding and transition services proposal from Human Capital. After discussion the board approved a limited, capped engagement to cover onboarding tasks and a focused review of community feedback. The motion approved a package not to exceed $1,045 and capped at 5.5 hours of consultant time without additional board approval; the board asked staff to refine the menu of tasks with input from a local advisor (Todd Miller) and to return or renegotiate content if additional time or cost is requested.

Why this matters: ratification will put a negotiated contract into effect and empower district leadership to execute the agreement. The onboarding package is an operational expense intended to help the new superintendent transition into the district and to make use of community feedback gathered during the search process.

Discussion and conditions: board members discussed options to limit hours and cost, and directed staff to work point-by-point with the local advisor on which onboarding elements to include. The motion passed on a voice vote; one board member, Dwayne, had sent an email noting he did not support the proposal but was not present to vote.

Next steps: the board will receive a copy of the certified contract prior to the June 23 meeting for ratification. Staff will finalize scope and deliverables with Human Capital within the approved cap and return to the board if additional hours or cost are needed.