Votes at a glance: appointments, personnel actions and claim denials at Apple Valley USD meeting

At its April 2 meeting Apple Valley Unified School District trustees reported formal actions taken in closed session and approved several open-session personnel and labor items.

Closed-session actions the board reported in open session included the appointment of Ron Clayber as high school assistant principal at Apple Valley High School (effective July 1, 2026) and approval of a compromise and release agreement with an employee identified in the minutes as employee number 4436. The board also reported unanimous denial of a claim filed Feb. 12, 2026 by Michael Pennington.

During open session the board approved a tentative agreement with the Apple Valley Unified Teachers Association dated Feb. 12, 2026 by roll call. The board also approved certificated and classified personnel recommendations, established a speech-and-language pathologist position and approved other personnel leave and expulsion recommendations as presented.

Specific actions reported in the meeting minutes and by the clerk:

- Appointment: Ron Clayber, assistant principal, Apple Valley High School; approved on a vote recorded in the minutes as 5–0 and effective July 1, 2026.
- Personnel settlement: Approved a compromise and release agreement with employee #4436 (vote recorded 5–0).
- Claim denial: The board voted unanimously to deny the claim dated Feb. 12, 2026 of Michael Pennington (vote recorded 5–0).
- Labor: Board approved the tentative agreement with Apple Valley Unified Teachers Association (roll-call approval; board recorded roll-call 'I' votes for each trustee).
- Expulsions and admissions: The board approved items listed as expulsion cases and admission case AD-1 for 2025–26, as noted in the clerk’s closed-session report.

The board directed the superintendent to implement approved personnel appointments and to oversee execution of the settlement agreements and the tentative agreement in coordination with Human Resources. Where specific names and employee identifiers are confidential under law, the board noted those items were handled in closed session and reported the actions in open session as required.