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Red Rock Elementary School District No. 5 board approves staff stipends, hires and operational changes
Summary
The Red Rock Elementary School District No. 5 board on Oct. 14, 2025 reviewed its 2025 Annual Financial Report and unanimously approved $750 stipends for six Strategic Improvement Plan members, new staff hires and positions, a lease form for the Aguirre campus requiring insurance, and a bus-stop relocation.
The Red Rock Elementary School District No. 5 board on Oct. 14, 2025 approved a series of personnel and operational items, including $750 stipends for six Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP) members and a relocation of a school bus stop on the Missile Base route.
President Luis Vargas moved each of the motions and Member Kayti Kahn seconded; Member Sal Garcia joined both votes. All motions recorded in the minutes passed by roll call 3-0.
Board members considered and approved an employee stipend of $750 each for six staff members serving on the district’s SIP committee. Peter Dwyer explained the committee’s purpose and membership before the motion. The stipend amount (per person) and the count (six members) were recorded in the minutes; the total disbursed under the motion is $4,500.
The board also approved hiring a new ESS paraprofessional and creating a new bus driver instructor position to support transportation and student supervision needs. The board approved the 2026 Classroom Site Fund (CSF) narrative and plan presented at the meeting.
On facilities and contracts, the board reviewed a draft monthly storage lease form for the Aguirre campus and directed that the final lease include an insurance-certificate requirement; the minutes note that any potential lessee requests will be presented to the board for approval before a contract is signed.
Transportation staff requested and the board approved moving a bus stop on the Missile Base route from the intersection of E Davis Ranch Road and S Staghorn Lane to the intersection of E Davis Ranch Road and S Cattle Tank; Lacey Elefant explained the reasons for the relocation during the discussion.
Votes at a glance: all motions below passed 3-0 (Vargas, Kahn, Garcia). - Approve employee stipends: $750 each for six SIP members (mover: Luis Vargas; second: Kayti Kahn). - Hire new ESS paraprofessional (mover: Luis Vargas; second: Kayti Kahn). - Create bus driver instructor position (mover: Luis Vargas; second: Kayti Kahn). - Approve 2026 Classroom Site Fund plan (mover: Luis Vargas; second: Kayti Kahn). - Approve Aguirre campus monthly storage lease form with insurance-certificate requirement (mover: Luis Vargas; second: Kayti Kahn). - Approve bus-stop relocation on Davis Ranch Road (mover: Luis Vargas; second: Kayti Kahn).
The minutes show no public commenters were present for the meeting. The board adopted the consent agenda (minutes, student-activity accounts, donations report) and approved listed expense vouchers (#2607 $103,030.60; #2608 $42,578.02; #2609 $789.14) and payroll vouchers (#6 $163,099.65; #7 $148,823.55).
The board announced its next regular meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. and adjourned at 5:47 p.m.
