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Board approves assistant superintendent addendum and policy updates tied to FAFSA grant
Summary
The board approved an addendum to Assistant Superintendent Emily Graham’s contract (salary adjustment) and adopted policy revisions to comply with a FAFSA-completion grant; votes on the addendum, policy revisions, and consent agenda were recorded by roll call and carried on April 8.
The Taylor School District board approved several items by roll call on April 8, including an addendum to Assistant Superintendent Emily Graham’s contract and policy revisions to preserve eligibility for a FAFSA-completion grant.
Assistant Superintendent Addendum: Administration presented an addendum to adjust Emily Graham’s salary to reflect a changed workload after an administrative retirement. Superintendent Wager said Graham has become his "right hand" in elementary work and recommended the negotiated increase. The board moved and approved the addendum by roll call; the motion carried as recorded.
Policy revisions (FAFSA compliance): Staff explained a policy change necessary to comply with a new universal FAFSA challenge grant that funds a FAFSA advisor and associated incentives intended to raise FAFSA completion rates. District staff said adopting the policy would help the district maintain access to roughly $311,000 tied to the program and recommended the revision. The board voted to adopt the policy revisions.
Consent agenda and other routine items: The board approved consent-agenda items including minutes from the March 18 regular meeting, payment of current bills, certified and non-certified staffing lists, overnight field trips and grant-funded conferences, and other routine administrative items.
Closed-session settlement authority: After convening in closed session for litigation, the board approved settlement authority to legal counsel by roll call.
Vote details: The transcript records board roll-call votes on these items as carrying with the stated tallies (recorded votes show the items carried; multiple members were noted as excused on some votes). The board president called each vote and roll-call tallies were announced on the record.
What’s next: Staff will implement the contract addendum, finalize the policy language to maintain eligibility for the FAFSA grant activities, and proceed with the administrative items approved under the consent agenda. The board also committed to receiving bid documentation for capital projects that were discussed earlier.
Attributions and sources are according to the April 8, 2026 meeting transcript.
