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Board approves personnel slate, adds new District Cultural Liaison position
Summary
The board approved consent-agenda personnel actions including multiple hires, transfers and resignations and the addition of a new nonaligned District Cultural Liaison position for Janik Ibarra starting Aug. 17, 2026. The board also recorded a favorable end-of-year evaluation of Superintendent Susan Burris.
During the consent agenda the board approved a series of personnel actions, including new hires, transfers and resignations. New hires listed in the minutes include Lily Christenson (part-time summer cleaner), Josh Ostvig (summer cleaner), Beth Fredrickson (Head Cook at the High School), and Kelly ("KoKo") Jordan (Special Education Para — Level III Autism Program at Lake Ripley). The minutes also list multiple internal transfers and replacements for food-service and para positions.
The consent agenda approved a new nonaligned District Cultural Liaison position for Janik Ibarra, starting August 17, 2026, and recorded Janik Ibarra's prior resignation as an ELL para effective Aug. 14, 2026. The minutes contain a closed-session summary of the superintendent's end-of-year evaluation submitted by Chair Alex Carlson noting that "the Board is very pleased with Ms. Burris' performance and progress as she finishes year two as Superintendent." The consent agenda motion carried 5-0.
The action formalizes staffing changes effective at various dates leading into the 2026–27 school year and establishes the Cultural Liaison as a district position to begin in mid-August.
