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Board rejects superintendent executive-coaching proposal 4–1 after debate over cost and timing
Summary
The board voted 1–4 against a proposed $30,300 executive coaching and professional-development plan for Superintendent Matthew Strom. Trustees who opposed the plan cited cost, ideological concerns about the vendor and a preference to revisit coaching after the first year in office.
Mesa Public Schools trustees voted 1–4 on July 8 to reject a proposed executive coaching and professional development plan for Superintendent Matthew Strom that staff had recommended after soliciting three vendor quotes.
Strom had presented the middle-cost option, which district materials put at roughly $30,300 for the initial year and about 85 documented…
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