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Board approves hires and coaching assignments, notes pay and pending licensure

Louisa-Muscatine Community School District · July 10, 2026
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Summary

The Louisa-Muscatine board approved multiple hires and transfers on July 10, including promotion of Ruben Vasquez to head varsity girls coach and William Dunham as a 5/8-time industrial tech teacher; several coaching stipends and pending licensure items were recorded.

The Louisa-Muscatine Community School District board approved a slate of hires and transfers during the July 10 special meeting. Among the actions recorded were the promotion of Ruben Vasquez from assistant high-school girls basketball coach to head high-school girls basketball coach, and a recommendation to hire William Dunham as an Industrial Technology teacher at 5/8 FTE with a pro-rated salary noted as $47,750.63 (listed as $76,401 annual × 5/8). The personnel list also included Eric Gabe as head junior-high football coach and other assistant coaching assignments.

The minutes record salary and stipend adjustments for several positions (for example, Ruben Vasquez: $5,031.60 = $4,696.16 (10%) + $335.44 (1%) for seven years longevity). Jessica Brown was recommended for assistant girls high-school basketball and head junior-high girls basketball roles "pending licensure." The board conducted a separate vote on the volunteer junior-high football coach and President Matt McCleary recused himself from that vote; the motion passed 4–0. The motion to accept the hires was moved by Scott Wilson and seconded by Jeff Riggan, with the minutes recording the outcome as "Unanimously Approved" where applicable.