The Marysville school board on July 17 approved superintendent action items that included personnel hires, supplemental contracts, the district’s reading curriculum implementation and a modest increase to student breakfast pricing.

Superintendent Jonathan told the board the district had begun implementation last year of a reading curriculum aligned with state science‑of‑reading requirements and that the district selected HMH for primary grades. "We actually started that implementation last year," he said. The board approved continued implementation as the project enters year two; the superintendent noted additional resources were purchased for middle and high school grades as needed.

The consent agenda included a list of hires and supplemental assignments. The board approved Pamela Berkey as the new Edgewood Elementary principal and Jessica Parthmore as the new Raymond Elementary principal; the superintendent welcomed both to their roles during the meeting. The consent agenda also listed multiple classified and certified hires, substitutes, volunteer coaches and extracurricular assignments.

The board approved a 25¢ increase in the student breakfast price, moving the breakfast charge from $2.00 to $2.25, a change the superintendent attributed to rising food costs and low participation relative to operating costs. The student athletic handbook and overnight trip requests (boys' golf) were approved on the consent agenda as routine items.

Board members welcomed new hires present at the meeting and thanked HR and hiring teams for their summer work in staffing the district. Several board members publicly acknowledged the district’s recruiting efforts and noted the importance of hiring for school safety and instructional quality.

Quoted statements are drawn from superintendent remarks and consent agenda discussion at the July 17 meeting.