Liberty Elementary School District board approves Trevor McDonald as interim superintendent

The Liberty Elementary School District Governing Board approved an interim superintendent contract for Trevor McDonald at a special meeting on July 9, 2025, voting 4-0 to make the appointment effective Monday, July 14, 2025, and to adopt an associated performance pay plan resolution.

The action matters because the appointment places a new leader in the district at the start of the 2025–2026 school year and formalizes the pay and performance framework that will apply to the interim contract.

During the brief meeting at the Jerry Roby District facility, board members said the district received a strong candidate pool. “We had over a dozen candidates who put their names forward,” Board Member Schmidt said during discussion of the item. Board members also said the interview process was conducted on a short timeline and that they asked challenging, district-specific questions.

The motion to approve the interim superintendent contract and the performance pay plan resolution was made by Board Member Schmidt and seconded by another board member. The board then voted: Board Member Schmidt — aye; Vice President Kenyon — aye; Board Member Scrincione — aye; President Michael Todd — aye. The board recorded the outcome as approved, 4 yes, 0 no.

After the vote, Trevor McDonald addressed the meeting. McDonald thanked the board for its “show of faith” and said he liked the district based on his research and early visits. “We must focus on kids,” McDonald said. He described his approach as collaborative and emphasized accountability: “We need to hold each other accountable in a real positive way.”

Board members noted that McDonald brings awards and experience, and they said they were pleased with the interest the district generated among candidates. The board also noted that McDonald and his family attended and that he would be seated with the board at the next meeting.

Procedural business at the meeting included a motion to approve the special meeting agenda consistent with Governing Board Policy 1-302 and to temporarily suspend any board policies inconsistent with the agenda; that motion passed 4-0. The board announced an upcoming meeting on Monday, July 14, 2025, and adjourned at 5:39 p.m.

Details recorded in the meeting packet and the board motion indicate the interim contract’s effective date is July 14, 2025, and that the board approved a related performance pay plan resolution; the transcript did not specify the contract length or the dollar amounts tied to the pay plan.