Joseph City High School Athletic Director Eric Miller will be taking on the duties of assistant principal at the junior/senior high school following the approval of his appointment to the post by the district governing board May 10.
The board also approved a revision to the management salary schedule to add the position of assistant principal.
In other action, the board:
* Approved an unused sick leave payment plan.
* Approved the 2015-16 budget revision as presented.
* Approved an increase of the insurance buy-out.
* Honored Laura Mitchell as Employee of the Month for May. She was also selected as the Elks Teacher of the Year.
* Approved the appointment of Dayna Kelley as a substitute teacher and Peter Bushman as a Joseph City Elementary School teacher for fiscal year 2017.
* Approved the renewal of classified work agreements for fiscal year 2017 with Rachele Baldwin, Sheri Brennan, Carolyn Burt, Kory Castellano, Julie Clifford, Darcy Combs, Jared Dickson, Mitchell Farnes, Stephanie Farr, Ericka Hunt, Rosita James, Mary Jensen, Sam Johnstun, Terry Johnstun, Lisa Lampsa, Kenia Martineau, Andrea Miller, Julie Mills, Kathy Mitchell, Shurell Nardi, Brad Neal, Selena Nells, Ron Palmer, Tonnie Pugh, Chaylene Randles, Kelly Rogers, Chance Rush, Michele Spurlock, Julie Strong, Theresa VanHemert, Brenda Weightman, Christine Williams, Floyd Williams and Irene Yarrison.
* Approved administrator renewals for fiscal year 2017 for JCES Principal Daniel Hutchens and Business Manager Steven Mills.
* Approved summer educational staffing, including Eric Miller and Shawn Layden for junior/senior high school remediation; Ruth Hansen, JCES remediation; Ericka Hunt and Julie Mills, libraries; and Tamara Pogue, Brenda Weightman and Shurell Nardi, instructional aides.
* Approved 2016 summer workers, including Alussa Buckley, Bryndon Buckley, Kendrick Buckley, Allison Bushman, Dan Bushman, Sarah Farnes, Kelsey Farr, Kortni Flake, Lindi Gardner, Ericka Hunt, Alyssa Hutchens, Katherine Hutchens, Aaron Johnstun, Dana Johnstun, Sam Johnstun, Sam J. Johnstun, Sierra Johnstun, Sandra Lewis, Kolton McCormick, Zachary Miller, Julie Mills, Charmayne Morris, Dororthy Morris, Darrel Mosier, Max Mosier, Jaden Parra, Laura Parra, Esther Patterson, Troy Poudrier, Robert Pugh, Layne Rogers, Sierra Rogers, Mikayla Rogers, Dylan Romero, Joseph Smith, Talon Smith, Benjamin Spurlock, Glenna Spurlock, Jim Stradling, Christine Williams, Floyd Williams and Judy Young.
* Approved a drama coach stipend for Gayla Smith.
* Held the first reading of policy revisions recommended by the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) on advisory committees, student discipline, restraint and seclusion, and community use of school facilities.
* Approved the submission of proposed issues for the 2017 political agenda to the ASBA Delegate Assembly.
* Approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Holbrook Schools for federal projects.
* Approved the position of junior/senior high school events coordinator.
* Approved a request from the JCHS softball team to raise funds by selling food at swim meets.
* Approved the consent agenda, including the auxiliary, payroll, maintenance and operations, revolving fund and student activity vouchers; financial summaries for district, auxiliary, student activity and food service; policies on professional/support staff sick leave and resignation of support staff members; Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States, Building Citizenship: Civics & Economics, World History & Geography, and Avancemos I and Avancemos II textbooks; memorandums of agreement with Northland Pioneer College for concurrent enrollment and Project TALON; renewal of the SFE food service management contract for fiscal year 2017; the first reading of policy revision IKF, Graduation Requirements; and a large-class capacity stipend for Kay Rush.
* Accepted the resignation of Joseph City Elementary School teacher Laura Vargas, effective May 20.
The board also met in executive session to receive legal advice regarding the solar production settlement agreement.
The board’s next meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21.
