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Board updates timeline for superintendent search; members press for CIP and grant transparency
Summary
Board members reviewed the superintendent search timeline (applications available Jan. 1; board review scheduled before Jan. 15) and debated budget priorities including a separate pay scale for school counselors, CARES money accounting, and creating a capital improvement plan.
Chair reviewed the superintendent search schedule: the posting to VSBA was made in November, applications are due Dec. 31, and the board will have access to applications in the vendor system beginning Jan. 1 with a January 15 meeting planned with the search firm. "You will be able to create your profile to prepare to view applications," the chair said, noting the board should not conduct outside reference checks.
Board members then shifted to budget priorities. One member asked for a review of pay scales and specifically proposed removing school counselors from the teacher pay scale and placing them on a separate scale. Members asked for detailed accounting of CARES and literacy grant spending and urged development of a capital improvement plan (CIP) to identify 2‑, 5‑ and 10‑year priorities, noting items such as the high‑school auditorium sound system and athletic facilities. The board discussed processes for how capital priorities are developed and how the county incorporates the school CIP in broader planning.
Chair and staff agreed to return with more detailed figures and recommended next steps for integrating capital priorities, grant accounting, and staffing adjustments into the budget calendar.
