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Monroe SD 1J board nominates chair, approves consent items and personnel hires
Summary
At its June 27 meeting the Monroe SD 1J board handled reorganizational business, approved prior minutes and a consent agenda that included personnel hires and surplus equipment, and discussed a tentative teachers—bargaining agreement that standardizes step increases to 3%.
The Monroe SD 1J school board moved through reorganizational and consent agenda business at its June 27 meeting, nominating a chair and approving personnel actions and routine items.
S5 opened the meeting and announced the first order of business would be nominations for chair and vice chair; S3 nominated Sarah Faye for chair and, when asked, board members responded with voice assent. The board then approved the prior meeting minutes after a motion and second.
The consent agenda included several additions that S5 read into the record: a position listing for Jeanette Rodriguez and athletic director/assistant roles including Richard Fielder (middle school athletic director, 0.5 FTE), Janelle Edmonds (middle school athletic director, 0.5 FTE), and Mason Croson (high school assistant athletic director). S5 also listed hires recommended for approval: Richard Fielder (K principal / middle school AD listing), Olivia Ferario (middle school science teacher, pending certification), Pablo Torres (grades 9—1 Spanish), Shelby Presley (grade 5), Tanya Casarez (executive secretary), and Jeanette Rodriguez (2nd grade). S5 read two resignations: Lindsay Stripling (2nd grade) and Casey Wharton (girls' basketball assistant coach).
On the bargaining front, S5 summarized a tentative agreement with the teachers group that restructures step increases: "we agreed to change the cells to where there's 3% between each 1," S5 said, noting a larger fiscal impact in the first year but a move toward predictability and regional competitiveness going forward. S5 added the shift was intended to make the district more comparable to neighboring districts and to address compression at the top of the pay scale.
The board moved to approve the consent agenda after the motion and second. Surplus items (older desktop computers) were put out for bids, and S5 noted the district will accept bids for items with useful life remaining.
The meeting recorded a procedural approval of the 2025-26 student handbooks under old business after prior review and amendment.
The board also announced an OSBA Legislative Roadshow regional meeting scheduled for Oct. 23 and asked members to inform staff if they plan to attend. S5 adjourned the meeting at 06:27.
What happens next: approved hires and personnel actions will be finalized per district HR processes; the bargaining agreement description was summarized by the board but the transcript does not record a formal ratification vote in open session.
