Board approves additional school nurse and maintenance position, multiple hires

During the meeting, the superintendent (Susan) recommended two new operational hires: a second school nurse and a second maintenance/operations staffer. "I'm recommending that we create two new positions. First is school nurse," she said, noting that one nurse currently covers all three buildings and the state reporting workload is overwhelming for a single person. The new nursing position would be hired at the level appropriate to candidates (CMA/LPN/RN) and funded from operational (non-education) funds.

Board discussion recognized growing health-monitoring needs for incoming students with significant medical requirements. Trustees also authorized an additional maintenance position with a preference for a candidate who has HVAC experience so more work (exterior lights, HVAC, routine repairs) can be handled internally rather than contracted out.

The board approved the motions to create both positions (movers/second recorded in the minutes as present; voice votes recorded but exact tallies are not specified in the transcript). The meeting also approved a consent agenda that included hires across summer school, junior–senior high, and MEES (including guidance counselor, paraprofessionals and assistant coaches). No additional salary or benefit changes were tied to the new positions in the motions recorded.

Board members discussed succession planning and training to ensure new maintenance staff have appropriate systems and processes; one trustee suggested TPM-style training for facilities staff. Implementation responsibilities were assigned to the maintenance supervisor (for facilities hire) and to the administration/human-resources team (for the nurse hire).