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Board approves consulting and therapy contracts and adopts multiple leave‑policy changes
Summary
The board approved a one‑year $93,100 contract with Everest Analytics for strategic‑plan refinement, authorized a Soliant occupational therapy assistant contract not to exceed $100,000, and adopted several policy amendments moving to an 'undifferentiated' leave model for staff.
The Pojoaque Valley Public Schools board voted Sept. 3 to approve a slate of contracts and personnel policy updates meant to support district operations and the upcoming school year.
Superintendent Segura presented a one‑year contract with Everest Analytics to help refine the district strategic plan and to establish a progress‑monitoring calendar. "This contract is in the amount of $93,100," Segura said; the board approved the contract on a voice vote.
The board also authorized a district contract through Soliant for a certified occupational therapist assistant for the 2025–26 school year not to exceed $100,000. Board members asked whether the contracted assistant would be supervised and were told Soliant will provide supervisors and that district staff (Velasquez) will oversee day‑to‑day work on campuses.
On personnel policy, the board approved replacing several NMSBA policies with locally adopted language that converts 'sick' and 'personal' leave categories into an 'undifferentiated' leave model across multiple staff classifications. Staff said legal counsel reviewed the changes; board members requested clarifications for 245‑day and 12‑month employees during second readings where appropriate.
All motions on contracts and policies carried on recorded voice votes. Staff were instructed to finalize contract documents and to return any revised policy language for final adoption where second readings were required.
