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After executive session, Salina board hires project coordinator, bus driver and custodians; accepts resignations
Summary
Following an executive session under state statute, the board approved hiring Misty Russell as project coordinator funded by an Opioid Abatement Grant, hired a bus driver/paraprofessional and two custodians, and accepted three resignations.
The Salina Board of Education adjourned to executive session at 6:45 p.m. under Okla. Stat. Title 25, § 307(B)(1) to discuss specified personnel items; the board returned to open session at 7:12 p.m. Superintendent Cathy Harmon was present during the executive session with four board members in attendance. No votes were taken while in executive session, per the minutes.
After returning to open session the board approved a series of personnel actions: hiring Misty Russell as Project Coordinator using funds from an Opioid Abatement Grant; hiring Jennifer Pritchett as a bus driver/paraprofessional for 2025–2026; hiring Brian Kratky and Amanda Lane as custodians for 2025–2026; and accepting letters of resignation from Julie Pritchett, Frankie Black and Trenton Hastings. Each motion carried with four yes votes and one absence recorded.
The minutes identify the grant fund source for the project coordinator hire (Opioid Abatement Grant) but do not provide salary, contract length, or start dates. The minutes also do not record public testimony or objections during the hiring actions.
