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Douglas Unified board approves hires, renewals and budgets; takes no action on requested staff-contract release
Summary
The Douglas Unified School District governing board approved multiple staffing hires and contract renewals, accepted donations and approved a five-year sole-source purchase for a classroom AI platform. A separate request to release a behavioral specialist from her 2024–25 contract resulted in a 2–2 tie and no action.
The Douglas Unified School District Governing Board approved a slate of staffing hires, contract renewals and district personnel actions and accepted a donation and a sole-source purchase during its regular meeting.
The board unanimously approved the consent agenda, payroll and expense vouchers, certified and classified hires and resignations, classified transfers, volunteers and a $250 donation to Paul Huber Middle School volleyball from American Southwest Credit Union. The board also approved a five-year, advance-payment sole-source agreement for an AI-supported instructional platform described in the meeting materials as "Magic School," to be paid from new high school construction funds.
In executive-session follow-up items the board approved Superintendent Ana C. Samaniego’s annual evaluation. A motion to release a behavior specialist, Andrea Mora, from her 2024–25 contract without liquidated damages and with rehireable status ended in a 2–2 tie and no formal action; the board deferred further decision and indicated staff will contact the employee.
Why it matters: the hires and rehires…
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