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Board approves hires, retires custodian and signs off on payroll as enrollment sits about 18 students below budget
Summary
The Nooksack Valley board unanimously approved permanent and temporary hires, accepted a retirement, approved ASB warrants and payroll/vouchers, and heard that enrollment is down roughly 18 students from budget, prompting a hold on nonessential spending.
The Nooksack Valley School Board on Oct. 16 approved several personnel actions and financial items.
Halli Kimball moved and Shelley Harder seconded approval of permanent hires for the 2025–2026 school year: Emilio Padillo (custodian, Nooksack Valley High School), Kirsten Allen (Paraeducator III, Nooksack Elementary School) and Shawn Kelly (bus driver, Transportation). The motion carried 5-0.
The board also approved temporary employment assignments: Katherine Bergley (Administrative Assistant I, Nooksack Elementary School, 09/22/25–11/6/25) and Raquel Zavala (Spanish teacher, Nooksack Valley High School, 10/7/25–1/21/26). Tanya Silves moved and Halli Kimball seconded the motion; it carried 5-0.
Steve Jones moved and Tanya Silves seconded a motion to approve the retirement with gratitude of Roger Nelson, custodian at Sumas Elementary School, effective Jan. 30, 2026; the board approved the retirement 5-0.
The board approved Resolution 6 to issue ASB fund warrants (motion by Halli Kimball, second by Tanya Silves) and audited and certified vouchers and payroll across multiple check ranges in the General, Capital Projects and ASB funds. The meeting materials listed specific check-number ranges and totals; the board approved payment on a unanimous vote.
In his superintendent’s report, Matt Galley said enrollment has "settled in" and is down approximately 18 from budgeted projections; he said the district will limit spending to essential items while that variance persists. Galley also said turf-field bid documents were sent to three companies and bids are expected back in about two weeks, and he outlined a calendar-approval process that will begin earlier because of a late Labor Day next year. He said all five schools will present progress on their school improvement goals in Feb.–Apr.
