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Board raises budget and process concerns over large summer‑hours personnel approvals; approves a subset and schedules follow‑up
Summary
Board members questioned the administration’s request to preapprove a large volume of summer hours tied to curriculum development, training and new course rollouts. The board approved a limited set of personnel items but asked administration to return with a tighter, budget‑bounded proposal at a special meeting.
Board members spent significant time debating a lengthy personnel item that requested approval for multiple summer‑hours assignments across curriculum development, new course training, Project Lead The Way onboarding, ELD summer programming and other tasks.
Several board members said the total hours requested were far greater than usual and expressed frustration that the agenda listed per‑person hourly caps rather than a total project cap. "That's like signing a blank check," board member Pete Barrett said about approving many teachers for the maximum hours…
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