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RRPS - School Board Meeting - June 22, 2026

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YouTube / Rio Rancho Public Schools
Date
2026-06-22
Location
Sandoval County, NM
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1,178 words · about 7 min
Collected
2026-06-26

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00112, 11, 10, 9, 8. >> All right, we will call the regular Rialto Public School Board of Education meeting to order. So, the first thing we're going to do is we're going to stand up and do the Pledge of Allegiance, but we're also going to remain standing cuz we're going to try something new tonight and throw in the Pledge of New Mexico after it, so. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I salute the flag of New Mexico and the Zia symbol of the perfect friendship among united cultures. >> [clears throat] >> Ms. Oliver, will you do a roll call to ascertain a quorum, please? >> [clears throat] >> President

002Galbraith. Vice President Muller. >> Present. >> Secretary Murray. Board member Berry. >> Present. >> Board member Smith. Present. We have a quorum. >> All right. So, we're trying something new. Figured out the School Board Association does it after before all their after before all their meetings. And then we know the kids do it, so figured we'd give it a whirl, see if we're going to change it up and have it be part of our agenda moving forward. I told Renee we're going to collect the comment cards afterwards and we'll review it to see if you guys liked it or not, but and then we have a Ms. Saucedo is sitting up today representing Dr. Dodd cuz he's on vacation with his family and I don't know. Did you have anything you wanted to >> No,

003just that I'm pleased to be up here and thank you for the invite. And I'm happy to represent Dr. Dodd while he's out of town. >> You're better looking. All right, next we will take a motion to approve the prior to a prioritized agenda and proposed time allocations. Board member Berry motion to approve prioritized agenda and proposed time allocations. >> Board member Smith second. >> All right, we have motion and second. All in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed say nay. Nothing heard. Motion passes. There is no public comment. So, now we will take a entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Board member Berry motions to approve the consent agenda. >> Board member Smith second. >> We have motion and second. All in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> Any

004opposed say nay. Nothing heard. Motion carries. I didn't get a chance to talk to you there, but if you don't want to come up, you don't have to. I can just uh go over the MOU. Yeah, so cuz Michael was not Mike Baker's not here tonight. So. Yeah. If you want to, you don't have to. Either way. >> You can add on. Good evening uh members of the board, Ms. Sucedo. Uh we are seeking approval to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Sandoval County. If approved, the county will provide $20,000 for equipment, scanners, and supplies to digitize the UFO Center's files. In return, Rio Rancho Public Schools will acknowledge the county as a sponsor in our marketing materials. This proposal was developed through the collaboration of Mike Baker and Commissioner Mike Meek. >> And

005it's just restricted to the technology, right? >> Mhm. >> So, we're just a pass-through for funding from the commissioner to the UFO. Are there any questions, Commissioner? >> Yeah, I'll just say that um, I had I'm I think I had brought up some questions about the relationship with the school district and the um, and they meant we're going to work with the school district at a future date, but we don't want to hold up the uh, the funding going through cuz I understand there's a timeline on that, but um, I appreciate that this chance to have that discussion in the future date, so. Be happy. >> [laughter] >> All right, we will take a motion to approve the MOU between Sandoval County and Do we need a reader roll? >> Board member Smith, um, motion

006to approve. >> Board member, I second. >> We have a motion to second. All in favor, say I. >> I. >> Any opposed, say nay. All right, motion carries. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next, we have Patrick Martinez. >> Good evening, uh, Vice President Muller, uh Mr. Salfado, board members. Uh today I'm here seeking approval of the replat for uh the new Independence High School site. And what this uh replat consists of is a consolidation of two parcels uh that the district purchased and and a part of that we would be eliminating the obviously the lot line between them. Um the 50-ft public easement uh public utility easement. We would also be dedicating a 20-ft wide water line easement on the south side of the property. And then the we would be also dedicating

007a right-of-way easement uh for a deceleration lane that would be entering the facility off Northern. And with that I stand for questions. >> Any questions, comments? >> I don't have any questions. >> Then we will take a motion to approve the replat. Board member Berry >> motions to approve the consolidation lots and grant easement and delegate authority superintendent to approve the exact execute the final plat. >> Board member Smith seconds that. >> We have a motion a second all in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed say nay. Nothing heard, motion carried. >> All right. >> Thank you. Thank you, sir. >> [clears throat] >> And then the next item was the first reading. So this is just discussion, no action taken. So the board policy 1018 covered use of tobacco products. I should

008clarify David Mann is not feeling well, so he's not here today, so I will go over this for him. And then um in February of '25, board policy 1027 was updated. And now policy 1018 has now become redundant. And so I think at the next meeting we have, we will vote to repeal 1018 and utilize just 1027. Correct? Yeah, so if there's any questions or concerns on what what we're doing. >> Yeah, as long as [clears throat] it's super clear that we're not saying tobacco's cool now. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, no, yeah. >> So it's it's covered more in depth and a lot more following the Department of Health and the Public Education Department in 1027. So this this one becomes kind of redundant. And so today was just David was going to do a

009reading on why and then yeah, so we're just at a future meeting we'll repeal it. We're just discussing it if we had any discussion today. >> It's sensible. >> All right, next item is Mr. Hatch. >> need to approve that? >> No, cuz it's just discussion today. There's no action. >> Well, good evening. Mr. Vice President, members of the board, and Renee. Um this item is actually to correct uh uh an error in the contract that was approved for um Dr. Dodd in December of 2025. Um it's related to this the portion of this school year um that he uh he was contracted to work. We did our very best to calculate how many days that would be. And uh we we've during the negotiation we determined it was 80 days. But when we met

010with the staff, they're like, "It's 81 days." And so, it is 81 days. Um there's an amendment to the contract that you have, and it would just change from 80 to 81 days and add the related compensation for 1 day. And that's the proposal. I stand to answer any questions. >> I am not going to hold to his 1 day of pay. >> [laughter] >> No questions. The only question I asked when it was first was, "How do we pay him for 80 days?" And he already hit 100 days of But that's 80 working days. >> Working days, yeah. >> versus 100 calendar days. So, my bad. >> Two questions. >> All right. There's no comments, questions, then we will take a motion to approve the first amendment to the contract. >> Board member Smith

011motions to approve first amendment to school superintendent contract to correct the number of working days and compensation for contract year 2025, 2026, which is to add 1 day. >> Board member Berry second. >> We have a motion and a second. All in favor, say aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed, say nay. Nothing heard. Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> For advanced planning moving forward, um it's not on here. We have a executive session on Friday cuz part of when we were looking for Dr. Dodge's contract, all of the new board members had no idea, had never even looked at it. We're supposed to review and discuss any action or non-action before July 1st of every year. And since everybody was on vacation and trying to think, so we're going to have an executive session on

012Friday virtually. If during that discussion, we determine that action needs to be taken, then we will coordinate with legal and administration to have that posted and then have a special meeting either Monday or Tuesday next week depending on So, we have enough 72 hours to post that, but that's just if we need action. July 3rd, close in observance for Independence Day. July 13th will be a regular board meeting. The 27th is a double header. August 6th, first day of school. And then August 10th and August 24th are also double headers. Get your Cracker Jacks. If nobody has anything else to add, we have the shortest meeting on record. Meeting is adjourned.

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