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Board approves consent agenda, adds bilingual roles aligned with equity plan
Summary
The board approved a consent agenda that included hiring seven positions — including two Urdu and one Arabic language roles — which the superintendent highlighted as aligned with the district’s strategic plan and student needs.
The board voted to approve the consent agenda covering the personnel report, financial reports (December 2025 fund balances), pay orders and expenditures, payroll, and policy second readings. During the discussion Superintendent Grens highlighted that the approved personnel items included seven positions, three of which will support language needs (two Urdu-related positions and one Arabic position). "Tonight, we just approved 7 positions, 2 of which are going to be language related in Urdu, 1 of which will be Arabic," Grens said, noting prior recent hiring to support bilingual and special-education needs.
Board members completed a roll-call vote approving the consent agenda as presented; no board member removed an item from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The superintendent and board framed the hirings as an investment aligned with the district's strategic plan objective of cultural responsiveness and recruitment of staff who reflect student demographics.
