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Bear Valley Unified board approves consent calendar, welcomes multiple new hires
Summary
The Bear Valley Unified School District board approved the consent calendar unanimously and introduced a slate of new hires across classified and certificated positions, including bus drivers, teachers and a new varsity football coach ahead of the next school year.
The Bear Valley Unified School District board unanimously approved the consent calendar and introduced multiple new hires during its regular meeting.
The board voted to approve the consent calendar after a motion and second; no items were removed. The vote was announced as unanimous. (Consent calendar motion recorded by the board; mover/second not specified in the transcript.)
Following the vote, staff introduced several new employees. Jessica Rushing was welcomed as a duty aid at Baldwin Lane Elementary School. Eddie Ruiz joined the district transportation team as a bus driver after completing the department's certification program. Jonathan Perez will join Fallsville Elementary School as a certificated teacher, coming from Rialto Unified School District. The board also announced Ricky Watson as a health science teacher and athletic trainer at Big Bear High School, and Jesse Ser as the new head varsity football coach; Ser is a Big Bear High graduate and currently serves as a special education teacher and coach.
Superintendent comments, introduced on the agenda as "superintendent comments," framed the hires as part of a broader effort to staff sites for the upcoming year. "We're hiring a lot of people. We are feeling very, very fortunate right now," the superintendent said, adding that many openings are for challenging-to-fill positions.
Board members and staff emphasized the local ties of several hires. The personnel announcer noted multiple special education and elementary hires, including Elizabeth Schlinker and Reed Leong, and highlighted that some hires are Big Bear graduates returning to the district.
The hires and the consent calendar approval come as the district prepares for end-of-year events and staffing transitions. The board did not take any reportable action from closed session earlier in the meeting.
Next steps: the district will finalize onboarding for the announced employees and post openings for outstanding roles, including an ELO coordinator mentioned later in the meeting.
