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Roberts School District schedules April 1 special meeting to review superintendent applicants; teacher hiring and negotiations continue
Summary
Superintendent Alex Ator reported the district received its first superintendent application and the board agreed to a special meeting April 1 to review applicants. The district will advertise two teaching vacancies (math and science) and negotiators continue exchanging offers with certified and classified staff.
The Roberts School District announced March 19 that it will hold a special meeting April 1 to review applicants for the superintendent position after receiving its first application the morning of March 19.
Superintendent Alex Ator told trustees he expects the superintendent application period to close March 31 and recommended the April 1 special meeting for application review; the board agreed by consensus. Ator also said both the science and math teacher positions — currently filled under emergency authorizations — will be advertised and he hopes the current emergency hires will apply.
On labor talks, Trustee Brad Norman reported certified teacher negotiators have submitted an offer that the board returned with a counteroffer; teachers were scheduled to meet the next day to consider it. Ator said classified staff met recently and a proposal is expected from them soon. The board did not take formal action on hiring at the March 19 meeting beyond scheduling the special meeting for applicant review.
Ator also briefed the board on the STARS Act in the state legislature, saying the bill would set a teacher base pay near $42,000 if enacted; he described that as an incentive-oriented bill with bipartisan backing and gubernatorial support, and noted a separate bill to set inflationary school funding at 3% had not yet progressed.
What’s next: the superintendent application window closes March 31; trustees will review applicants at the April 1 special meeting. Teacher vacancies will be publicly posted; negotiators will resume discussions after union membership and classified groups review their offers.
