Maple City School Board approves four-year contract for director, budget amendment and personnel actions

The Maple City School Board on June 1 approved a four-year employment contract for Director of Schools Mr. Jones, authorized a $1,100 net bonus for him, and adopted a budget amendment to record anticipated state funding and summer learning dollars.

Board Chair opened discussion by summarizing the contract changes circulating in an email from Miss Williams. The Chair said the contract term would run from 07/01/2026 through 06/30/2030, the maximum four-year term allowed by state law for school-system contracts. The Chair summarized other proposed changes in his remarks: "if we provide the director the same pay raise that we gave our teachers this year... that would bring his salary up to $1.29, $1.87 50. And I had proposed... that we just round that up to $1.30 for simplicity." The board moved to approve the employment contract for Mr. Jones; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Separately, the board voted to provide Mr. Jones the same December bonus paid to staff — described in the meeting as $1,100 net — based on his recent evaluation. Chair explained the employee bonus history and moved that the director receive the same net amount; the motion passed by voice vote.

On finance, Chair presented General Purpose Budget Amendment No. 4 to add two anticipated revenue sources: TISA on‑behalf payments the state asked districts to include (the state instructed the board to budget $40,000 pending reconciliation) and state funds for the summer learning/camp program. Chair noted the state has not finalized the exact TISA dollar total and that the amendment will be reconciled when the state provides final numbers; the board approved the amendment by voice vote.

The board also approved a package of policy updates on second reading. A board member moved and the board approved revised Policy 1.804 (Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace), Policy 5.114 (Personnel Records), Policy 5.1151 (Telework During Emergencies), Policy 5.4 (Personnel Health Examinations, Communicable Diseases), Policy 5.606 (Political Activities), Policy 5.8 (Director of Schools), and new Policy 5.608 (Tutoring for Pay) on second reading.

Superintendent/supervisor remarks included two personnel items approved by the board: the resignations of Marcia Cannon, a 10‑year teacher, and Julie Ezell, a tenured teacher; Chair noted state law requires the board to approve tenured teacher resignations. Both resignations were approved by voice vote.

Why it matters: the contract, bonus and budget amendment together lock in compensation and spending authority that affect district operations and staffing going into the next school year. The board recorded the state-directed $40,000 TISA placeholder but noted final reconciliation will follow when state figures are issued.

What’s next: Chair asked board members to review the performance evaluation instrument for Mr. Jones (attached to a May 27 email) with the intent to consider any changes at the July meeting. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 6, 2026.

Quotes used in this article come from the meeting transcript and are attributed to speakers as recorded.