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Board approves multiple labor agreements and hires Dr. Sarita Stevens as Executive Director of HR; non-union admin contracts fail
Summary
Trustee motions carried to approve PASA, PESA and PPIA collective bargaining agreements and the 2026-27 Article 14 calendar. The board hired Dr. Sarita Stevens as Executive Director of Human Resources at $145,625.98 (effective July 1, 2026). A separate motion to approve non-union administrator contracts failed.
The Pontiac City School District board approved several labor agreements on June 8: the Pontiac Association of School Administrators (PASA) collective bargaining agreement, the Pontiac Educational Secretaries Association (PESA) CBA, and the Pontiac Paraeducator Instructors Association (PPIA) CBA. The 2026-2027 Article 14 calendar was also approved as tentatively agreed with the Pontiac Education Association.
The board approved the employment contract for Dr. Sarita Stevens as Executive Director of Human Resources, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, at an annual salary of $145,625.98 (motion carried with Ayes: Gross, Hannah, Terry; Nays: Dooley, Miller). Separately, a motion to approve non-union administrator contracts (including a proposed 3% increase to the non-union salary schedule) failed; Trustee Gross abstained and the motion did not carry.
