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Mineral Springs School Board approves contracts, salary changes and hires in unanimous votes
Summary
At its April 28, 2026 meeting the Mineral Springs School Board unanimously approved routine minutes and financials, service and payment agreements with Ideal Impact, the AR App (LEA) for 2026/2027, salary schedule modifications, a summer worker list, two recommended new hires and classified rehires; all motions passed 6-0.
The Mineral Springs School Board unanimously approved a package of routine business at its April 28, 2026 meeting, including minutes, financials, vendor agreements, personnel actions and policy-year administrative approvals.
The board approved the minutes from its March 31, 2026 meeting after a motion by Ricky Gamble and a second by S. Kay Slaton; the motion carried 6-0. District Treasurer Frankie Tollett presented the financial statement showing a legal fund balance without CDs of $1,405,210.88, a legal fund balance with CDs of $1,478,295.69 and an all‑fund balance of $2,152,569.10; Barnado Thomas moved approval and Xavier Vaughn seconded, and the motion carried 6-0.
Superintendent Amerson presented two related agreements with Ideal Impact for the IDEAL IMPACT Campus Optimizer: a services agreement and a payment-plan agreement. The board approved both agreements by unanimous vote (motions made by Ricky Gamble and Barnado Thomas respectively; seconded by S. Kay Slaton in both cases).
The board also approved the district's AR App as the Local Education Agency filing for 2026/2027 (motion by Ricky Gamble, seconded by Xavier Vaughn), and approved modifications to the 2026/2027 salary schedule (motion by Barnado Thomas, seconded by Xavier Vaughn). Both motions passed 6-0.
Principal Stacey Gaddis recommended two hires for the 2026/2027 school year'Patricia Fulton as an elementary teacher and Jace Amerson as a tech assistant'and Ray Hawkins moved to approve both; Xavier Vaughn seconded and the motion carried 6-0. The board also approved a recommended list of ten summer student workers (motion by S. Kay Slaton; seconded by Xavier Vaughn) and approved the rehire of classified staff for 2026/2027 (motion by Ray Hawkins; seconded by S. Kay Slaton), both by unanimous vote.
The meeting recessed into executive session at 6:51 p.m. and returned to open session at 7:23 p.m.; no actions arising from that executive session were recorded in the open minutes. The board adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Votes at a glance (all outcomes 6-0 unless noted): March 31 minutes approved; financial statement approved; Ideal Impact services agreement approved; Ideal Impact payment plan approved; AR App (LEA) 2026/2027 approved; 2026/2027 salary schedule modifications approved; summer worker list approved; Patricia Fulton and Jace Amerson hired for 2026/2027; classified staff rehire for 2026/2027 approved.
