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Governing board approves MOU with Western New Mexico University, personnel actions and donations
Summary
At its Jan. 21 regular meeting the Sierra Vista Unified District governing board approved a three-year cooperative agreement with Western New Mexico University, accepted a staff resignation and a waiver request, accepted donations and approved routine consent items in votes that passed unanimously.
The Sierra Vista Unified District governing board voted unanimously Jan. 21 to approve a set of routine and personnel items, including a three-year cooperative agreement with Western New Mexico University, acceptance of a staff resignation, a waiver of liquidated damages and district donations.
The board approved the cooperative agreement — described in the meeting materials as a cooperative agreement for the administration of an education program between Western New Mexico University and Sierra Vista Unified School District — to run for three years commencing on board approval. Administration recommended approval; the motion passed 5-0.
The board accepted the resignation of professional staff member Mary Krempowski, submitted Jan. 14, 2025, with an effective date of Feb. 2, 2025. Supporting documentation was placed on file in the human resources office and the acceptance passed 5-0.
Separately the board considered a request by Krempowski for a waiver of liquidated damages under district policy and regulation GCQC. Staff said the submission did not meet the policy criteria but the board voted to approve the waiver on compassionate grounds; the motion passed 5-0.
The consent agenda, approved 5-0, included a personnel actions report with the removal of three items (listed in the personnel section as items 13, 30 and 44) and other routine business. The board also accepted donated classroom emergency kits (55-gallon go buckets) valued at $369 from Ace Hardware Sierra Vista and a $1,000 donation from the Masons for the Kultze Awards Show; the acceptance was recorded with gratitude and approved 5-0.
Other procedural items approved without recorded opposition included adoption of the meeting agenda and approval of minutes from the organizational and regular meeting of Jan. 7, 2025.
Votes at a glance - Adopt agenda: approved, tally 5-0. - Approve minutes (organizational and regular meeting of 01/07/2025): approved, tally 5-0. - Approve consent agenda (personnel changes with removal of items 13, 30 and 44): approved, tally 5-0. - Approve memorandum of understanding with Western New Mexico University (three-year cooperative agreement): approved, tally 5-0. - Accept resignation of professional staff member Mary Krempowski, effective 02/02/2025: approved, tally 5-0. - Approve waiver request under GCQC (liquidated damages for Mary Krempowski): approved, tally 5-0. - Accept donations (55-gallon go buckets from Ace Hardware Sierra Vista, $1,000 from the Masons for Kultze Awards Show): approved, tally 5-0.
The meeting recorded no roll-call vote with individual member names; each item above carried by voice vote with a recorded tally of 5-0.
The board adjourned following routine business.
