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Superintendent updates board on teacher arbitration, summer maintenance, LTFM plan, solar grant and preschool expansion
Summary
Superintendent Grover told the board arbitrator selection in teacher negotiations is underway with possible hearing dates from late August into October, and provided updates on summer maintenance, the district’s LTFM plan, an exploratory solar grant and an identified room for an additional preschool class.
Superintendent Grover provided updates on labor negotiations, summer maintenance projects, long-term facilities management planning and early-childhood programming.
Grover said arbitrator selection for the teachers’ dispute has proceeded through strike lists and that available dates stretch from late August into September and October; the district submitted two dates it considers suitable. He told the board the arbitrator process began with each side removing names from a seven-person list until a single arbitrator remained.
On facilities, Grover reported multiple summer projects: ongoing fire-alarm work at the middle school (CMS), a boiler project beginning at New Heights, and a recent boiler leak at CMS that required extra staff time and temporary work such as draining glycol tubs. He said maintenance staffing starts next week and that he and business office staff are working with Nexus on a long-term facilities management (LTFM) plan; that work is a reason for scheduling a July board meeting so the plan can be in place.
Grover said the district is examining a Solar for Schools grant that opened July 1. He cautioned the federal component of incentives is changing and that the district will evaluate whether the program is advantageous before bringing a recommendation to the board.
On preschool programming, Grover said staff identified a room for an additional preschool class and that Principal Nancy will post a vacancy for either a preschool teacher or an elementary teacher (the district will hire according to licensure). He said the district is approved for a VPK (Voluntary Pre-K) capacity of 120; adding the new classroom would make that room a 100-seat class (the discussion indicated remaining capacity and the district had a waiting list of about 18 families as of roughly two weeks to a month prior to the meeting). Grover said the board can discuss goals for the coming year and noted the strategic plan includes items that could guide that process.
No formal board action was taken on the items beyond scheduling and informational updates; Grover said staff will bring additional information back to the board when available.
