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Piedmont board elects new officers and approves multiple policies, school names and contracts
Summary
The Piedmont Board of Education elected new officers, approved a negotiated educators agreement and a string of routine items including policy updates, school names, a clinical agreement and multiple purchases and stipends.
The Piedmont Board of Education elected new board officers and approved a range of routine personnel, policy and purchasing items at its meeting, the board said during roll-call votes.
Board members elected Lane Jones as board president and Jared Mosher as vice president for the remainder of the 2025–26 term. Neil Cast was elected board clerk and Derek Jones was elected deputy board clerk. The board also approved the Piedmont Association of Educators (PAE) negotiated agreement for the 2025–26 year and multiple administrative and purchasing items, all by recorded roll-call votes.
The actions moved forward included adoption of a sign-language interpreter compensation schedule, formal adoption and revision of two district policies (DBAB, adjunct teacher; and EIAEP, proficiency-based promotion), approval of extra-duty stipends, two school namings (Stone Ridge Intermediate School and Scissor Tail Elementary School), an agreement to host speech-pathology clinicals with Saint Augustine University, and a revised quote from Edmond Music for concert toms, paid from bond funds.
Votes at a glance
- Elect Lane Jones president (remainder of 2025–26): Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Neil Cast: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: abstain).
- Elect Jared Mosher vice president (remainder of 2025–26): Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: abstain; Lane Jones: yes).
- Elect Neil Cast board clerk (remainder of 2025–26): Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Elect Derek Jones deputy board clerk: Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: abstain; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve sign-language interpreter compensation schedule: Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Adopt/revise policies DBAB (adjunct teacher) and EIAEP (proficiency-based promotion): Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve extra-duty stipends (Attachment D): Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve name "Stone Ridge Intermediate School": Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve name "Scissor Tail Elementary School": Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve agreement with Saint Augustine University for speech pathology clinicals: Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve revised quote from Edmond Music for concert toms, $6,092 from bond funds: Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve consent agenda items a–u (bulk approval): Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve employment items listed on Attachment C: Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
- Approve 2025–26 Piedmont Association of Educators (PAE) negotiated agreement: Board approved (Matt: yes; Derek Jones: yes; Jared Mosher: yes; Lane Jones: yes).
What the board said and did
Board members repeatedly described several items as routine and moved them forward with brief discussion or no discussion. The agenda item to add a sign-language interpreter compensation schedule was presented after staff said a student in the district needs an interpreter and the district did not previously have that schedule on the salary grid. The board also added a written policy to allow hiring of adjunct-certified teachers under state law that permits alternative certification in specific subject-matter areas.
The board voted not to convene in executive session when the agenda included consideration of employment matters and negotiations, and later approved the employment actions listed in Attachment C in open session. The board commended negotiators after approving the PAE agreement, noting it was reached without bringing in a third party mediator.
Ending
Most agenda actions were approved by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. No public speakers were recorded during the meeting’s public participation period. Several items (consent agenda, employment lists, and the PAE agreement) were bundled for single roll-call approval as permitted by the agenda.
