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Board approves consent agenda, calendar, policy updates, salary schedule and personnel actions
Summary
The Siloam Springs School Board approved the consent agenda, the proposed 2627 alternative calendar, a packet of policy updates, a salary schedule package costing about $950,000 (including a $1,000 beginning-teacher bump and raises for classified staff), and multiple personnel hires and resignations; motions carried by voice vote.
During the February meeting the Siloam Springs School Board moved through several action items and approved routine and personnel items by motion and voice vote.
Key approvals: - Consent agenda for January (motion and voice vote; chair stated the motion carried). - Financial statement (routine report; approved). - Resolution related to employee family interest (Ethan Collier) to document payments to a board employee’s spouse; approved by resolution vote. - Proposed alternative calendar for 2627 (174 student contact days with five banked inclement-weather days and additional teacher curriculum/data days); approved. - Policy updates (primarily cleanup, including language removed after repeal of teacher fair dismissal); approved. - Salary schedules for 2627: administration proposed $1,000 added to beginning-teacher base, two additional experience steps, combined daycare/prek director, and classified pay increases roughly 1.96% — impact projected at about $950,000 but described as absorbable by the district through reconfiguration and anticipated property-tax changes; the board approved the salary package. - Approval of an administrative hire list for 2627 after executive session, multiple resignations accepted, and at least one SLE classroom teacher hire (Lake Scott) approved for next year. The board also approved emergency sick leave for two employees as allowed by district policy.
Most motions were passed by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting minutes; board members present voiced assent. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
