Hackberry Elementary School District #3 board approves full-time secretary contract for Sythnia Mariscal

The Hackberry Elementary School District #3 Governing Board voted Sept. 29 to approve a full‑time secretary contract for Sythnia Mariscal for the 2025–26 school year.

Pam Adams, Governing Board member, moved to approve the contract; Charla Loomis seconded. The motion passed 4‑0, according to the meeting minutes from the special session held at Cedar Hills School in Kingman.

Earlier in the new‑business discussion, the board moved into an executive session cited as being for "personal matters." Valerie Grimes moved to go into executive session and Tammy Herrera seconded; that motion also passed 4‑0. The minutes record the personnel discussion as the stated reason for the closed session but do not include details of what was discussed while in executive session.

The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. with roll call listing board members Tammy Herrera, Pam Adams, Charla Loomis and Valerie Grimes, Business Manager Sam Dell, and Superintendent/Principal Christina Ramirez. The board approved the meeting agenda at the start of the session by a 4‑0 vote.

The minutes do not list individual roll‑call votes for the contract approval beyond the aggregate “Passed 4‑0” notation, nor do they identify which four members voted; the record does not show any recorded no votes, abstentions, or recusals. The public comment procedures were reviewed during the meeting: members of the public may speak for up to three minutes and the board does not respond at the time but may add topics to a future agenda.

The board solicited items for the next meeting and adjourned at 9:25 a.m. The next scheduled meeting is Oct. 14, 2025. The minutes include a certification that the meeting notice was posted at the district office on Sept. 25, 2025.