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Public commenters urge open superintendent search and parity in contract raises
Summary
Public commenters asked the board to commit to transparent superintendent recruitment open to outside applicants and urged that contract raises apply equally to classified employees and teachers.
During the public comment period, two speakers asked the board to take specific personnel and procedural steps.
Nicholas Dibbs told the board that one of its most important responsibilities is "to collectively hire the best and most qualified superintendent." He urged that, whenever a vacancy occurs, the district should allow outside applicants to apply instead of restricting recruitment to internal employees. Dibbs asked the board to place the issue on a future agenda, hold a public discussion and publicly vote on whether to open recruitment to outside candidates.
Another speaker, Nicholas Gibbs, asked that televised meetings show the public commenter on camera and urged that contract language ensure that any pay increases apply at the same percentage to classified employees and teachers. The chair asked Mr. Gibbs to keep comments to the hearing topic; no board decision on either request was recorded during the meeting.
The board did not take immediate policy action on recruitment rules or contract language during the meeting; both public requests were noted for possible future consideration.
