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Hamilton trustees approve nurse hire, class fee and several program changes
Summary
The board approved hiring to restore a full‑time nurse, a $45 course fee, MS activity officials list, continued MSBA membership, and curriculum/program changes including an aviation course; approvals were by voice vote where recorded.
The Hamilton K‑12 Schools Board of Trustees on July 15 approved a set of staffing, program and fee actions, including restoring a full‑time school nurse, adding a $45 course fee for a class with extra field‑trip costs, approving the middle‑school activity officials list and continuing the district's membership in the Montana School Boards Association.
In staffing business, the superintendent said an employee who requested a three‑day workweek left the district with the equivalent of 1.6 FTE; the board authorized hiring a 0.42‑FTE nurse to restore one full‑time nurse. "I think in this situation, I think one nurse is the right size," the superintendent said before the board approved the hire by voice vote.
The board approved multiple routine operational items by voice vote. Actions recorded during the meeting included:
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: approved by voice vote (motion, second, "aye"). - Hire: restore to 1.0 FTE nurse (motion approved by voice vote). Provenance: audit and hiring discussion and vote in meeting packet and on the floor. - Middle‑school activity officials list: approved for inclusion on personnel listings. - Montana School Boards Association membership: approved; the superintendent asked that a board member (Patrick) cast the board's electronic vote as authorized. - $45 class fee: approved to offset trips and supplies; hardship accommodations noted. - Aviation curriculum purchase and program expansion: board approved purchase to support an aviation mechanic certification pathway for adult students. - Driver's education: moved outside the regular school day with hourly pay for instructors; fees remain unchanged. - Graduation policy (policy 2333): approved on second reading with language allowing military regalia.
Attribution and procedure: Most approvals were handled by motion, second and voice vote; the transcript records the chair calling for "all those in favor, say aye," with trustees responding verbally rather than by roll‑call tallies. Where specific vote counts were not recorded in the transcript, the minutes reflect board confirmation by voice vote.
What this means: The approvals advance daily operations, extracurricular staffing and a new career‑technical offering while preserving fee hardship provisions. The aviation curriculum will enable certification pathways tied to a locally endorsed instructor.
Provenance: hiring and program motions and approvals appear in meeting discussion starting with the nurse and personnel items and concluding with the graduation policy approval.
