Board approves multiple personnel hires, vendor retainer and sets substitute pay rate

During the business portion of the meeting the board moved through a series of formal motions and approvals.

The board approved a resolution concerning the district’s participation in a regional operations center for data security and privacy (ROC); wording was read into the record and the motion carried. The board also approved a 2026–2027 retainer agreement between the district and a vendor identified as Palaza.

On personnel, the board approved an 0.8 FTE position for an employee identified as Rachel for the 2026–27 school year; summer bus-driver and summer-school teacher appointments were accepted; a teaching assistant was appointed for the credit-recovery program effective July 6, 2026; multiple coaching and volunteer assistant appointments were approved; and the board accepted resignations including a teaching assistant effective June 26, 2026.

Administrators presented details on an amendment to the 2024–25 audit corrective-action plan and an amended extracurricular audit corrective-action plan required for state upload; the board accepted both amendments.

The board discussed difficulty recruiting noninstructional substitutes for secretarial, cafeteria and custodial roles, the cost of health-insurance buyouts under existing contracts and the impact on substitute pay. After discussion, Board member Sarah moved to set the noninstructional substitute rate at $17.40 per hour starting in the 2026–27 school year; the motion passed.

Motions were routinely made, seconded and recorded as carried; the meeting minutes do not include roll-call vote tallies for each item. The board scheduled a first reading of an updated policy manual for the July meeting and noted dates for end-of-year events and the reorganizational board meeting in July.