2.A • Action ItemsJAYTON-GIRARD ISD (Kent County)

Action Item: Consider temporary modification to JGISD Board policy DC(LOCAL) to delegate to the Superintendent final hiring authority for only classroom teaching and/or teaching/coaching contractual personnel positions. With such modification to policy DC(LOCAL) to begin on May 15, 2026, and to ending on July 31, 2026, at which time the policy will revert to its original delegated authority

Presented in: JAYTON-GIRARD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-05-11

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Action on Action Item: Consider temporary modification to JGISD Board policy DC(LOCAL) to delegate to the Superintendent final hiring authority for only classroom teaching and/or teaching/coaching contractual p”

Cody Scott

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Stephanie Allen

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Jeff Arnold

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2.A. Action Item: Consider temporary modification to JGISD Board policy DC(LOCAL) to delegate to the Superintendent final hiring authority for only classroom teaching and/or teaching/coaching contractual personnel positions. With such modification to policy DC(LOCAL) to begin on May 15, 2026, and to ending on July 31, 2026, at which time the policy will revert to its original delegated authority

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).