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Board ratifies five-year contracts for superintendent, assistant superintendent and CFO
Summary
The Parkland board unanimously approved five-year employment agreements for Dr. Mark Madsen (superintendent), Dr. Michelle Minotti (assistant superintendent) and Leslie P. Frisbie (chief financial officer), with trustees praising continuity of leadership amid budget uncertainty.
The board approved multi-year employment agreements extending superintendent and senior-administrator contracts through 06/30/2031. The recommendations carried by voice vote after a short discussion praising the nominees for leadership and continuity.
Board president Robert M. Cohen summarized the process and endorsed the superintendent contract, and several trustees spoke in support. "He has given himself 100 plus percent of his effort to continue to make our district successful," one trustee said about Dr. Madsen during the motion. Trustees also praised incoming Chief Financial Officer Leslie Frisbie and Assistant Superintendent Michelle Minotti.
Dr. Mark Madsen, who spoke at the roundtable closing, thanked the board and reiterated the district's priorities: academics, arts and athletics, while noting that personnel items must be treated in accord with statutory and personnel confidentiality constraints.
The contracts take effect July 1, 2026, and run five years; the board recorded the motions and accepted the administration's recommendations.
