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MSD Mount Vernon board adopts policy revision, confirms hires and retirements, and renews Hedges Central School lease
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Summary
At its March 2 meeting, the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon board approved a revised personnel policy, confirmed multiple staff hires, accepted two long-term retirements, authorized facility and summer programs, and renewed a one‑year lease for sections of Hedges Central School to the Community Action Program (CAPE).
The Board of School Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon approved a slate of routine and personnel actions at its regular meeting on March 2, 2026, at Mt. Vernon Senior High School.
Board President Greg Oeth called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The board voted to approve the minutes of Feb. 17, 2026, and authorized payroll checks 407424 through 407794, voucher checks 147382 through 147444, and electronic transfers ET003383 through ET003396 (motion: Kendra Bisesi; second: Brian Williams). The minutes record the approvals but do not include vote tallies.
The board adopted a revised policy 404.01 (motion: Brian Williams; second: Brittney Butler). The revised policy is attached to the minutes and not quoted in the record.
The board confirmed several personnel appointments, including Michele Branson-Bopp as Curriculum Coordinator; Brad Higginson as head football coach at the high school; Marc Hostetter as Director of Human Resources & Operations; Hannah Seifert as assistant volleyball coach at the junior high; Arlissa Sharber as assistant volleyball coach at the high school; and Kelly Tuck as newspaper/yearbook sponsor at the junior high with a stipend adjusted to one-half to three-quarters (motion: Mark Isaac; second: Brian Williams).
The board accepted notices of intent to retire from Michelle Johnston, a sixth‑grade teacher at the junior high with 36 years of service, and Jacquelyn Maier, Director of Special Education, with 34 years of service; both retirements are effective at the end of the 2025–26 school year (motion: Brittney Butler; second: Kendra Bisesi).
The board also adopted a resolution permitting listed personnel to attend an educational meeting; approved facility use for spring and summer camps in 2026; granted permission for the Mt. Vernon wrestling teams to attend a lock‑in camp that includes Sunday, June 7, 2026; and authorized a summer reading remediation program for third graders who do not pass the IREAD‑3 as well as a high school credit recovery program as needed. The minutes record the motions and seconders for each item but do not provide vote counts.
Separately, the board authorized renewing a current lease for sections of Hedges Central School with the Community Action Program (CAPE) for one year beginning March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027; the leasing agreement is attached to the minutes (motion: Brian Williams; second: Mark Isaac).
Administrative materials provided to the board included March menus and a Scholarship Committee update. Future regular board meetings were scheduled for March 16, April 6 and April 23, 2026, all at Mt. Vernon Senior High School. The meeting adjourned. The minutes were prepared and attested by Superintendent Stephanie Stewart.