Board approves agenda, internship permits and superintendent search contract; consent agenda adopted

The Greenfield Union School District board of trustees approved several routine and procedural items during the meeting, voting unanimously on the agenda and on personnel and search actions.

Adoption of the agenda: The board voted to adopt the meeting agenda at the start of the session; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from the five trustees present (Trustee Arabia, Trustee Khan, Clerk Gonzales, Vice President Smith and President Heinemann). The chair stated “Motion carried.”

Provisional internship permits: The board approved provisional internship permits for teachers following a motion and a second; the roll call recorded the same five affirmative votes. Trustees did not expand on the matter in open session; a trustee noted that coaching and training were being provided to employees mentioned in a consent‑agenda item and asked that one consent item be pulled for separate consideration.

Superintendent search and contract/payment: The board voted to proceed with a superintendent search using Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) assistance and to authorize payment for the search contract. The board discussion included a proposed recruitment timetable and a recommendation that one or two board members work with county staff to refine the recruitment brochure. The board approved the recommendation by motion; roll call recorded affirmative votes from Trustee Arabia, Trustee Khan, Clerk Gonzales, Vice President Smith and President Heinemann.

Consent agenda and item 5: The consent agenda (items 1–4) and a separate motion for item 5 were both approved by roll call votes with the five trustees voting yes.

Roll‑call voting record (as announced at the meeting): Trustee Arabia — aye; Trustee Khan — aye; Clerk Gonzales — aye; Vice President Smith — aye; President Heinemann — aye. No ‘no,’ abstain or recused votes were recorded in the roll calls read aloud during the meeting for these items.

Superintendent search timeline (board summary provided at the meeting): Recruitment materials and community input: March 10–April 4 (applications open); application deadline April 4; special board meeting April 15 to review applications and approve interview questions; board interviews April 22 (changed from April 21 to avoid an Easter‑weekend conflict); potential site visits April 28; board candidate selection May 1; contract negotiation May 2–7; formal board action to employ the new superintendent at the May 8 regular meeting; anticipated start date July 1.

No dollar amounts for the superintendent search contract were disclosed during the meeting; trustees directed staff to work with county counsel and Human Resources to finalize contract terms and to make the FRC and other district resources available to help community members complete input surveys for the search process.

The board’s motions were recorded on the public meeting record and will be reflected in the minutes for this meeting.