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Nooksack Valley board approves hires, voucher payments and surplus van; holds executive session on personnel
Summary
The board approved multiple hires and temporary leave replacements, set substitute pay rates, declared a van surplus and approved payroll/voucher payments; it recessed for an executive session on a personnel matter and took no action.
The Nooksack Valley School Board on Aug. 21 approved a slate of hires for the 2025–26 school year, several temporary leave-replacement appointments, established the substitute pay rate, authorized voucher and payroll payments, and declared a district van surplus. The board recessed for an executive session on a personnel matter and returned with no action taken.
Personnel approvals recorded in the minutes include permanent hires: Jaylene Crnich (Early Learning Teacher, Nooksack Elementary), Kelli Veening (Business and Marketing Teacher, Nooksack Valley High School), Hunter Anderson (PE Teacher, Nooksack Valley Middle School), and multiple paraeducators and a bus driver. Temporary hires approved were Stacy Sjolund (music teacher, Sumas Elementary, leave replacement 08/21/2025–01/05/2026) and Juliana West (6th-grade math and science, Nooksack Valley Middle School, leave replacement 08/21/2025–11/28/2025). The board also approved a temporary leave for Gabriella Sandel (6th-grade math and science) for 08/21/2025–11/28/2025.
Other business approved included declaring a van surplus (motion carried 4-0) and approving the substitute pay rate for 2025–26 (motion carried 4-0). The board approved multiple voucher/check ranges and payroll for payment; the minutes itemize check ranges and amounts including General Fund check numbers 141203–141205 (total $1,980.80), 141224–141241 (total $472,145.52), 141242–141282 (total $109,857.87), 141283 (total $6,531.20), ASB Fund check 141284 (total $438.65), Capital Projects Fund checks 141285–141286 (total $39,588.94), and General Fund checks 141287–141337 (total $62,885.78). On a motion by Halli Kimball and seconded by Shelley Harder, the minutes record that the board approved payroll and the vouchers as presented.
The meeting recessed at 8:12 p.m. for an executive session under RCW 42.30.110 to discuss a personnel issue; the minutes state the board discussed a personnel issue with no action required and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Why it matters: the personnel approvals fill classrooms and support positions for the coming year, and the voucher approvals authorize district spending; the executive session indicates the board addressed a personnel matter behind closed doors but recorded no public action.
Attribution: motions and seconds are recorded in the minutes (for example, many motions were moved by Steve Jones and seconded by Halli Kimball); the article reports actions and vote tallies as recorded in the board minutes.
