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Toltec board discusses pay adjustments, vehicle purchase and calendar changes
Summary
Officials described a $3,500 site-funded teacher stipend (adding to a prior $8,000 base increase), a planned $155,000 15-passenger bus purchase to ease transportation shortages, adjustments to the district calendar, and routine conflict-of-interest and procurement reminders.
At the meeting, district leaders reviewed personnel and budget-related items that will affect staffing, transportation and school scheduling.
The presentation described a new site-funded teacher stipend of $3,500 in addition to an earlier $8,000 base increase; administrators said the combined additions would total up to $11,500 and that the money would come from site council funds rather than the maintenance and operations budget.
Officials said the district is purchasing a 15-passenger white bus at an approximate cost of $155,000 to be used when staff who are not certified school bus drivers must transport students. The transportation director Angel was recognized for having driven extended hours recently while covering routes for a neighboring district experiencing driver shortages.
The board reviewed minor adjustments to the calendar intended to align Toltec schedules with the local high school district, including changes to the fall/Thanksgiving break structure; administrators said some date typos in earlier drafts would be corrected before final publication.
Personnel changes discussed included adding a grant coordinator/finance assistant position, efforts to hire licensed service providers directly (to reduce agency costs), aligning classified pay to the new minimum wage, and deleting a disciplinarian role because one campus is approaching the enrollment threshold that would allow hiring an assistant principal instead.
Administrators also reminded board members to complete the annual conflict-of-interest form and reviewed procurement thresholds tied to district size, noting disclosure requirements when board members or relatives stand to benefit from district contracts.
No formal motions or vote tallies were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; staff described next steps as finalizing calendar typos, proceeding with procurement and continuing recruitment for open positions.
