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Board honors staff and students; names Davis Elementary media center and approves HOST pay increases
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Hillsborough County School Board presented awards, recognized district achievements, unanimously approved naming the Davis Elementary media center for Sandra Guadalupe and approved HOST employee salary increases funded through HOST revenue.
The Hillsborough County School Board used its April 21 meeting to recognize staff and student achievements and to approve two consent items: naming the media center at Helen A. Davis Elementary in honor of Sandra Guadalupe and approving salary increases for HOST (after‑school/child‑care) employees.
Recognition and civic partnerships: Ann Marie Courtney (Director of Partnership Engagement) and Brian Ford (Chief Operating Officer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) presented the Bucs Best Krewe awards naming support staff and teachers for exemplary service, and Craig Latimer (Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections) announced winners of a high‑school art contest linked to voter-registration outreach (about 300 submissions, a roughly 33% increase over prior participation). The board also honored the Month of the Military Child and acknowledged partners from MacDill Air Force Base.
Naming: Dr. Rick Graves (Chief of Schools) introduced Jackie Isijar (principal, Davis Elementary) and supporters who recommended naming the Davis Elementary media center for Sandra Guadalupe in recognition of more than two decades of service. Member Combs moved and Member Vaughn seconded the motion; the board approved the item unanimously (vote tallies not specified in the transcript).
Compensation: Superintendent Van Ayres presented Item C9.01 proposing wage adjustments for HOST employees to align with market comparators in retail and food service. Van Ayres said the increases are fully funded through HOST's self-generated revenue and impose no burden on the HCPS general fund. The board approved the item unanimously after a motion by Member Washington and a second by Member Gray.
Why it matters: The naming honors long service at a neighborhood school and the HOST wage adjustments affect after‑school staff hiring and retention; the superintendent emphasized the proposal's fiscal neutrality relative to the district general fund.
Quote: "These salary increases are fully funded through HOST, self-generated revenue, meaning there is no financial burden on the HCPS general fund," Superintendent Van Ayres said while presenting Item C9.01.
What happens next: The naming and compensation changes were approved in the meeting and recorded as passing unanimously in the transcript; the transcript does not provide further implementation dates for the wage increases.
