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Board hears multiple hire recommendations and adopts strategic priorities for 2024–25 (workshop review)
Summary
Superintendent Matt Stapleton presented multiple recommended hires for classroom and kitchen staff, and the board reviewed and moved to adopt five strategic priorities for 2024–25 focused on student behavior, student needs and infrastructure; several hire recommendations were flagged as pending background or certification checks.
Superintendent Matt Stapleton formally presented a slate of personnel recommendations and other business for board approval. Recommended hires included a middle/high classroom teacher (candidate pending certification verification), several elementary aide positions, a kitchen cook (Holly Rice, recommended based on summer work), and additional building aides; administrators said background checks are pending for some hires.
The board discussed the process for approving hires in a workshop setting and noted that some items may require a special board meeting for formal action because workshop sessions do not finalize contractual commitments. Several board members thanked hiring teams and staff for summer interview work.
Administrators also asked the board to adopt the Board of Education strategic planning priorities for the 2024–25 school year. The five priorities presented included strengthening district culture by addressing student behavior, addressing student needs and interests, completing infrastructure planning, improving physical and mental health supports, and related operational goals. Board members debated ordering and clarity — some members said student behavior should remain the top priority rather than being nested under other goals — and discussed the need for specific, measurable targets and reporting cadence. The chair moved to adopt the priorities for the year; workshop discussion indicated consensus to proceed and to align the priorities with the long-term infrastructure roadmap and monthly reporting.
The board added a late agenda item to approve a football/cheer coach (Amber), noted as the only applicant, and discussed moving ahead with recommendation to hire.
The transcript did not record the formal roll-call votes for these personnel recommendations or the strategic priorities; administrators were instructed to prepare formal motions and any necessary follow-up paperwork for the next meeting where actions can be approved.
