Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel And Contracts topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Alva Public Schools board approves hires, salary schedules and vendor contracts
Summary
At its regular meeting the Alva Public Schools Board of Education approved a one-year certified-teacher contract, hired a head high school baseball coach, adopted fiscal year 2026 salary schedules and approved three vendor contracts for medical services, digital branding and IT support.
The Alva Public Schools Board of Education approved a slate of personnel and vendor items during its regular meeting, including a one-year temporary certified-teacher contract, the appointment of a head high school baseball coach, adoption of fiscal year 2026 salary schedules and three vendor contracts.
The actions were taken by voice/roll-call votes after brief presentation and returned unanimous affirmative votes on the record. Board members answering during roll call included Hanson, Kane and Pingleton.
The board approved an offer of employment for a one-year temporary certified-teacher contract for the 2025–26 school year for the applicant identified as applicant number 1; the personnel name raised during the discussion was Vicky Chester. A separate motion approved the appointment of Derek Thomas (referred to in the record variously as Derek Thomas/Thompson) as head high school baseball coach for the 2025–26 school year, conditioned on completion of his teaching certification application.
The board also adopted the district's fiscal year 2026 salary schedules and assignments as presented, keeping the same structure as the prior year and continuing step increases discussed in the presentation. The board discussed the schedules briefly and described the changes as intended to help with recruitment and to recognize years of service.
Finally, the board approved three vendor contracts for the coming fiscal year: Shared Medical Centers to provide physical therapy evaluations and visits for qualifying IEP students; JC Eaton (digital branding) to manage the district's social media presence at about the same monthly cost as the prior year; and Next Tech Consulting to provide outsourced IT services and support for the district's workstations and servers.
Votes at a glance - Offer of employment (one-year temporary certified teacher, applicant #1 / Vicky Chester): approved (roll-call names recorded: Hanson, Kane, Pingleton voted yes). Motion and second not specified in transcript. - Head high school baseball coach (Derek Thomas): approved (roll-call names recorded: Hanson, Kane, Pingleton voted yes). Mover/second not specified in transcript. - FY26 salary schedules and assignments: approved (roll-call: Hanson, Kane, Pingleton voted yes). Mover/second not specified. - Contracts (Shared Medical Centers; JC Eaton digital branding; Next Tech Consulting IT support): approved (roll-call: Hanson, Kane, Pingleton voted yes). Mover/second not specified.
Each approved action was recorded during the meeting without extended debate; where conditional steps were mentioned (for example, completion of Derek Thomas' teaching certification paperwork), the board directed that hiring proceed once the condition was satisfied.
The meeting record did not include full roll-call votes for every board member by name in every item. Where the transcript did record roll-call, it recorded affirmative votes by the members listed above.
