DMJ board is complete
Published 4:00 am Wednesday, May 27, 2026
MT JUDEA — At the regular scheduled Deer – Mt. Judea school board meeting on Monday, May 11, the board heard from two candidates interested in being appointed to fill the zone 5 board seat vacant since prior to the March election when Kenny King resigned his position.
The two petitioners for the vacant school board seat were Kenneth (Kenny) King and Rodney Ellis. Both were provided the opportunity to make an introductory statement and then were asked questions by the board.
The board approved an out-of-state trip request for the Mt. Judea FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) team. Because they placed at state, they are eligible to go to nationals in San Antonio, TX. The trip will be from June 28 through July 2. The board approved covering fuel costs for the trip.
The 2026-27 academic calendar was also approved. Dates of specific interest are:
- Aug 10 School Begins
- Dec 21 – 31 Christmas Break
- Mar 22 – 25 Spring Break
- May 20 School Ends
After a 60+ minute executive session, the board approved, en masse, school board policies section 1 – Board Governance, 2 – Administration, 5 – Curriculum, 6 – Community Relations, 7 – Business and Financial Management. Section 3 – Licensed Personnel and section 8 – Classified Personnel were passed individually per section.
The certified and classified salary schedules for the 2026-27 school year were approved.
The list of classified employees was approved for the 2026-27 school year.
The following resignations were accepted by the board:
- Aaron Mahan: Agriculture teacher effective Jun 30
- Tammy Vanderpool: Deer Elementary teacher effective Jun 30
- Ben West: Mt Judea Coach effective Jun 30
- Mallory Rushlow: Mt Judea Special education teacher effective Jun 30
- Emily Smith: Deer School Nurse effective Jun 30
- Ricky Ridenoure: Mt Judea Maintenance
- Kalah Ridenoure: Mt Judea Paraprofessional
The board approved the discontinuance of three contracts for 2026-27: Davis Custom Cleaning, CD Counseling Service, and Nedra Campbell.
The board appointed Ellis to the position with Michael Rhoades and John Kent in favor and Johnny Smith opposed. Austin Williams was absent.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm Monday, Jun. 8 on the Deer campus.
