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Lodi board approves five-year superintendent contract; approves personnel and capital items
Summary
The Lodi Board of Education voted June 23 to replace the remaining two years of the superintendent’s contract with a five-year agreement keeping the same 2.5% annual increases; the board also approved personnel items and capital projects tied to preschool expansion and school facilities.
The Lodi Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a five-year contract for the superintendent and to clear a slate of personnel and capital expenditures.
The board’s public hearing on the superintendent’s contract described the change as an extension that replaces the last two years of the previous agreement; officials said the new contract preserves the same 2.5% annual salary increases and otherwise leaves terms unchanged. The board approved the contract at roll call; the transcript records five 'yes' votes and a recusal by Board President Cardone. One board member’s vote was not recorded in the transcript.
During the same meeting the board approved a set of finance items (FB1–FB27) covering facilities work — including cabinetry and sinks in an art classroom, replacement of bathroom partitions at Hilltop Elementary, casework in pre-K classrooms, replacement of remaining lockers at Lodi High School, and playground/field-turf work at Roosevelt Elementary — and said the playground work is funded by carryover in the pre-K budget and preschool expansion aid. The board moved and approved the finance block by roll call.
Personnel approvals (P1–P39) were also approved. Trustees discussed that salaries are contractual and tied to negotiated labor agreements; the board noted summer technology hires for Chromebook maintenance and Promethean updates. President Cardone announced she would recuse herself from certain Thomas Jefferson Middle School personnel items tied to conflicts but said she voted 'yes' on other personnel items where she was not recused.
There were brief agenda-only public comments before the votes that included requests for clarity about posting positions and salaries online and questions about the scope and cost of display cases; one speaker referenced a $79,000 figure for display cases at the high school and earlier mention of $47,000. Officials said staff could provide more details in the relevant contract documents.
Next steps: the superintendent’s contract will take effect per the terms approved and the district will proceed with the listed capital work and personnel hires as recorded in the board minutes.
