Superintendent reports on retaining-wall permits, ambulance coverage and aide/CDL staffing gaps

The district’s administration updated the board on facilities and operational issues, including a retaining-wall project, temporary calendar changes for testing and ongoing staff vacancies.

The superintendent said architects and the selected contractor have completed initial planning and permits for the retaining-wall project have been filed, with a contractor walkthrough planned next week. "Permits have been filed," the superintendent reported, and staff are coordinating with neighbors and facilities on staging and equipment placement before work begins.

Administration also described a last-minute calendar adjustment after senior students were excluded from a particular test: the district will run buses twice that morning and give seniors a two-hour delayed start to avoid having them idle during testing. The superintendent said the district needed approval to finalize the calendar change.

On athletics coverage, the superintendent said the district will continue to arrange ambulance presence at football games out of an abundance of caution and noted local hospital response times. "We've just decided to err on the side of caution in dealing with the committed ambulance there for the football games," the superintendent said.

Staffing shortages were described as an active operational concern. The superintendent said the district has more than a dozen aide vacancies and a shortage of substitute and CDL-qualified transportation staff, and that the district is interviewing candidates and working with outside agencies to fill roles. "We need people who are committed to this," the superintendent said, asking the community to refer candidates.

Board members did not take formal action on these items at the meeting; they requested further notice for neighbor communications about the retaining-wall timing and asked administration to continue recruitment efforts.