After a respite from public meetings, the Morongo Unified School District Board of Education gets back to work on August 5. Reporter Dan Stork says the long agenda is highlighted by upper-level administrative contracts…
Following an open workshop/study session at 5 p.m., devoted to self-evaluation, the Board of Education of the Morongo Unified School District will adjourn to closed session at 6:30 to consider personnel issues. Upon return to open session at 7 p.m., the Board will consider approval of three contractual agreements:
• A contract with Acting Superintendent Tom Baumgarten to serve as Interim Superintendent for one year, at a base salary of $165,000;
• A 3-year contract for a new Assistant Superintendent for Business Service, Sharon Flores;
• An extension of the contract of Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Doug Weller, through June 2016.
Other business includes adoption of a Governance Handbook and an English Learners’ Master Plan; awarding a bid to move four portable buildings at Condor Elementary; adoption of history and geography textbooks; approval of policies on tobacco, food service, student wellness, and the Local Control and Accountability Plan. The Board meets at Joshua Tree Elementary School, 4950 Sunburst Drive.
MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD GETS TO WORK TONIGHT
