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Salina board approves multiple 2025–26 hires, sets certification and CDL contingencies
Summary
After an executive session the board approved employment of teachers under temporary contracts, hired named teachers and staff (Sandy Johnson, Gretchen Morris, David Reisner, Parker Ballard, Briley Berry, JoJo Husband) and made transportation hires contingent on CDL P and S endorsements for Stephen Johnson.
Following an executive session under Oklahoma Statutes Title 25, § 307(B)(1), the Salina Board of Education approved employment of teachers listed in Addendum A and several individual hires for the 2025–26 school year. The board returned to open session at 7:35 p.m. and voted unanimously to approve Addendum A, with the minutes noting that teachers without required certification must obtain proper certification prior to August 11, 2025 and that teachers would be placed on temporary contracts for the first four semesters of continuous employment.
Individual hires recorded in the minutes include: Sandy Johnson as a certified teacher at Salina Elementary School; Gretchen Morris as band director (noted as holding a CDL); David Reisner as assistant coach and social studies teacher; Stephen Johnson and Gretchen Morris approved as drivers with Mr. Johnson’s hire contingent on obtaining a CDL with P and S endorsements by August 1, 2025; Parker Ballard approved as Athletic Director; Briley Berry approved as a part‑time (20 hours/week) groundskeeper from May 12 to August 4, 2025 at $17.50/hour; and JoJo Husband hired as an adjunct English instructor on a temporary contract. The minutes record the board’s motions and vote tallies where provided.
