Votes at a glance: Dysart board approves personnel appointments, MOU, travel and superintendent pay

The Dysart Unified School District governing board conducted several formal actions during the meeting. The items below list each motion as recorded in the public meeting transcript and the outcome recorded by the board.

Votes at a glance

1) Consent agenda (Item D1; exception E4): Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented with the exception of Item E4 (overnight and out‑of‑state travel line item for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Las Vegas). Motion carried.

2) Administrative appointments (Action G1): The board approved five administrative appointments recommended by district leadership: - Ginger Richards — appointed as high school principal, Valley Vista High School. (Motion: “I move to approve the appointment of Ginger Richards as high school principal for 20 five‑twenty 6 school year.” Motion carries.) - Doctor Michael Fowler — appointed as interim elementary principal, Cimarron Springs. (Motion carries.) - Erin Killian — appointed as elementary assistant principal, Ashanti Preparatory Academy. (Motion carries.) - Tammy Tracy — appointed as elementary assistant principal, Kingswood Elementary. (Motion carries.) - Amy Lundberg — appointed as elementary assistant principal, Freedom Traditional School. (Motion carries.)

3) Memorandum of Understanding (Action G6): Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Dysart Education Association for the 2025–26 school year as presented. Motion carried.

4) Overnight and out‑of‑state travel (Action G7): Motion to approve the overnight and out‑of‑state travel requests as listed, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise conference attendance in Las Vegas for district network staff. Motion carried.

5) Superintendent year‑end evaluation and performance pay (Action J1): Motion to approve the superintendent’s year‑end performance evaluation and performance pay in the amount of 18%, reflecting satisfactory achievement of approved goals for the 2024–25 school year. Motion carried.

Notes on votes and tallies

- The audio transcript records motions, seconding and the phrase “Motion carries” for each item but does not provide a roll‑call tally for every vote in the public transcript. When individual verbal yes votes were audible, they were recorded but a full roll call with each board member’s named vote was not captured in the provided transcript excerpt. - Salary schedules and other attachments referenced in the MOU were presented separately and were approved by the board in prior or concurrent actions as noted in the meeting.

Provenance and where key motion language appears in the transcript are listed below for reference.