Hackberry Elementary School Board approves full‑time secretary contract for Sythnia Mariscal

The Hackberry Elementary School District #3 Governing Board approved a full‑time secretary contract for Sythnia Mariscal at a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 29. The motion to approve the contract was made by Pam Adams and seconded by Charla Loomis; the motion passed, recorded as 4‑0.

Before the vote, board member Tammy Herrera requested an executive session to discuss personnel matters. Valerie Grimes moved to enter executive session; Herrera seconded the motion, which the board recorded as passing 4‑0. After the executive session the board returned to open session and voted on the contract.

The minutes list the board members in attendance as Tammy Herrera, Pam Adams, Charla Loomis, Valerie Grimes, Business Manager Sam Dell and Christina Ramirez, superintendent/principal. The minutes record the approval of the agenda earlier in the meeting (motion by Pam Adams, second by Charla Loomis; passed 4‑0) and show the adjournment at 9:25 a.m. (motion by Valerie Grimes, second by Charla Loomis; passed 4‑0).

Agenda items on the meeting included reports from Business Manager Sam Dell and Administrator Christina Ramirez; the minutes provide no substantive detail about those reports. The consent agenda procedure was noted: items may be enacted by a single motion and any item may be removed for separate consideration at the request of a board member.

The board asked that items for the next meeting be emailed to Christina Ramirez at cramirez@hesd.net at least five business days prior to agenda creation. The next scheduled meeting is Oct. 14, 2025. The agenda and meeting notices are posted on the district bulletin board outside the district office and on the district website, www.hesd.net. The meeting notice was certified as posted on Sept. 25, 2025, and the certification is signed by Governing Board President Leanne Donason.

Votes at a glance: the agenda was approved (motion: Pam Adams; second: Charla Loomis; passed 4‑0); the board voted to enter executive session for personnel (motion: Valerie Grimes; second: Tammy Herrera; passed 4‑0); the board approved the full‑time secretary contract for Sythnia Mariscal (motion: Pam Adams; second: Charla Loomis; passed 4‑0); the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 a.m. (motion: Valerie Grimes; second: Charla Loomis; passed 4‑0).