The Winslow School District Governing Board met in executive session April 4 for consultation regarding the legal implications of employee decisions and for discussion of personnel matters, including administrative recommendations for the dismissal of a classified employee.

During the regular session, the board approved the hiring of special education high needs aides Sheri James and Zachary Young at Winslow High School, sixth grade teacher Kayla Maine and special education high needs aide Leila Messer at Washington School.

Resignations or retirements were approved for WHS English teacher Bill Hays and Washington School special education high needs aide Chea Cavin.

The termination of maintenance worker Santos M. Montoya was also approved.

Lisa MacLean, Debra Lopez, Cairsten Beanland and Julio Petet were recognized as employees of the months of February and March.

An administrative evaluation instrument was approved which meets the requirements of a new state law.

An agreement with govNET was approved for the district to become a community interconnection point to help serve the community by giving better broadband connectivity. The agreement and its use were explained by Superintendent Doug Watson.

Dodie Montoya and Beth Carlson were appointed as delegate and alternate delegate to the Arizona School Boards Association Delegate Assembly scheduled on June 30.

The first reading of a policy on evaluation of professional staff members was held. It replaces the old form and is written to meet requirements of a new state law.

The board conducted a review of the salary schedule and approved contracts for workers for the 2012-13 school year. The salary schedule will provide the district with the ability to offer starting teachers a salary of $34,000. It also offers a one-time two percent increase to retire/rehire employees to make up for the amount they are being required to pay to the state retirement fund, increases bus drivers’ salaries to $13 per hour and contains several other changes.

Superintendent Watson said that May 18, which was scheduled as an early release day, will not be used as such.