Hillsboro R-III board approves new staff positions, curriculum updates and salary changes
Summary
At its meeting, the Hillsboro R-III Board of Education approved multiple staffing positions, curriculum adoption, contracts and an addendum to certified staff pay, officials said. Motions passed without recorded opposition.
Hillsboro R-III Board of Education members at their meeting approved a slate of staffing changes, curriculum updates, contracts and a certified-staff pay addendum affecting the 2025–26 school year.
The board voted to create and fill a technology specialist position focused on instructional technology and AI integration, approve a communications and strategic engagement director position, adopt a new science curriculum and approve related purchases, and approve a new pilot position at the intermediate school titled instructional teacher/dean of student conduct. The board also approved a district audit contract, accepted a technology program evaluation and approved an addendum raising a negotiated base salary increase for certified staff from $1,200 to $1,700 for 2025–26.
These actions change staffing structure, curriculum resources and compensation that will take effect in the coming school year and shape district operations and budgets.
Votes at a glance
- Approve position description: Technology Specialist for Instructional Technology and AI integration — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. - Approve position: Instructional Teacher/Dean of Student Conduct (intermediate school) — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. Stipend specified in discussion: $6,000 as a pilot. - Approve science curriculum as presented and purchase of science resources — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. - Approve position: Communications and Strategic Engagement Director — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. - Approve program evaluation for the technology department — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. - Approve contract: Mueller, Obergefell, & Jones for FY2025 district audit — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. - Approve addendum to 2025–26 certified staff memorandum of understanding, increasing the base salary increase from $1,200 to $1,700 — Motion carried; no opposition recorded. - Approve 2025–26 salary and benefits handbook, step-level and educational movement for eligible employees and the 2025–26 Board meeting calendar — Motions carried; no opposition recorded.
Board members and staff described the changes as operational and aimed at supporting instruction, communication and safety as the district prepares for the next school year. Presenters and board members said several items are pilot programs or subject to mid-year review.
The meeting also included routine approvals: minutes from April 22 and a payable bill to Jefferson College that the board approved, as well as committee assignment adjustments including an additional seat added to the Hawk Award committee.
A number of agenda items that drew substantive discussion — notably the technology department evaluation and the new intermediate-school dean position pilot — were handled as separate items on the agenda.
The board scheduled a work session on June 12 to review the final draft of the budget and a regular meeting on June 26.
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