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Votes at a glance: Mid Valley SD approves hires, contracts, facility requests and construction payments
Summary
At its September meeting, the Mid Valley School Board approved multiple personnel actions (including appointment of Jessica Norris and tenure for Samantha McGraw), several vendor contracts and a suite of construction payment applications and change orders totaling multiple tens of thousands of dollars.
The Mid Valley School Board approved a slate of personnel actions, vendor agreements, facilities requests and construction payments at its September 2024 meeting.
Personnel and appointments: The board accepted staff resignation notices and approved personnel authorizations, including the provisional and permanent appointments as listed by administration. The board approved the appointment of Jessica Norris as a STEM teacher at Master 7 for $60,285, effective September 2024. It granted tenure and a professional contract to Samantha McGraw and approved an assistant unified track and field coach position. The board also approved recommended part-time pay-rate increases—SPO to $32 per hour and SSO to $30 per hour.
Contracts and services: The board approved an agreement with Nextgen Science Exemplar System for curriculum materials, an agreement with Grama Counseling Center to provide SAP services for the 2024–25 school year, and a Title I services agreement listed as "NEIU number 19" effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
Facilities, bills and construction payments: The board approved facility-use requests and moved through numerous payment applications and change orders for ongoing construction and maintenance. Specific approved amounts recorded in the meeting include $29,148.04, $20,514.30, $2,755, $8,707, $1,640, $9,756, $1,840, $82,368.90, $9,405, and change orders of $7,918, $2,653 and $5,414.53, among others. The board also approved the bills payable list covering Aug. 20–Sep. 18, 2024.
Student and governance items: The board approved student board representatives for the 2024–25 school year: Dylan Henderson, Gavin Rapuch and Connor Hughes, and adopted policy revisions on second reading.
Procedural notes: Where approvals required roll call or certification (for drivers lists, for example), the board required that certifications and clearances be current or approvals would lapse. Many motions were routine and carried by voice vote. The meeting adjourned after board comments and community recognitions.
