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Rolling Hills Local board approves personnel items, transportation change and Boswell MOU; one abstention
Summary
At its July meeting the Rolling Hills Local board approved minutes and financial items, accepted several personnel changes including new hires and resignations, approved an MOU with Boswell for facility coverage and a transportation arrangement that saves district routes; one board member abstained on the package.
The Rolling Hills Local Board of Education on Tuesday approved a package of personnel and operational items, including hires and resignations, an agreement with Boswell to extend overnight facility coverage, and a change in student transportation arrangements.
The board opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance and then handled routine business. The board voted to accept the meeting agenda before hearing reports and proposals.
Superintendent (unnamed in the record) presented the superintendent's report, announcing the hiring of Haley Stocker as the new eighth-grade science teacher and noting the district accepted resignations from Britney Sellers and Tracy Jackson and the retirement of Linda Pearson. "Haley Stocker, new 8th grade science teacher, is just hired," the superintendent said. The superintendent also said the district had to turn down more open-enrollment requests than usual because of limited kindergarten space.
The superintendent described an MOU with Boswell to allow Boswell staff access to insurance and training so they can provide overnight coverage for athletic facilities when district staff are not on site. "This gets us more coverage during the night hours when nobody's on the athletic facility," the superintendent said. The board also heard that the district no longer operates a Mid East transportation route and that Shenandoah, in coordination with Cambridge and Caldwell, now carries those students under an arrangement the superintendent said "saves us a lot of money."
Also on the superintendent's list were routine items such as building handbooks, an open-enrollment list, presentation of the ECO/ECOESC contract, and the appointment of Kelly Zender as head volleyball coach.
The board moved to approve agenda items a through l, a package that consolidated the personnel actions, handbooks, the Boswell MOU, the transportation arrangement and the ECO contract. The motion was moved and seconded; roll-call recorded Mister Humphrey yes, Mister James yes, Mister Dolan abstain and Mister Dudley yes. The motion carried with one abstention.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved minutes from the June 18 regular meeting, the June 23 special meeting and the July 8 special meeting, along with the June financial report, certificates, estimated resources, original permanent appropriations and transfers. That vote was recorded as yes by Mister James, Mister Dolan, Mister Dudley and Mister Humphrey.
The meeting ended after a brief procedural note about an executive-session item and the board voted to adjourn. The board announced a tentative next meeting on Aug. 20, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to accept the agenda: moved and seconded; recorded yes votes: Mister Humphrey, Mister Jones, Mister Dolan, Mister Dudley; outcome: approved. - Approval of minutes and financial items: recorded yes votes: Mister James, Mister Dolan, Mister Dudley, Mister Humphrey; outcome: approved. - Motion to approve items a—or l (personnel, MOU with Boswell, transportation arrangement, ECO contract, coaching appointment): recorded votes: yes —y Mister Humphrey, Mister James, Mister Dudley; abstain by Mister Dolan; outcome: approved. - Motion to adjourn: recorded yes votes: Mister Humphrey, Mister Changs, Mister Golan, Mister Dudley; outcome: approved.
Next steps: The board will meet tentatively on Aug. 20, 2026, at 6 p.m. for its next regular session.
