The Mariposa County Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. On the agenda are the consideration of a sports floor in the Lake Don Pedro multi-purpose room, a number of classified employee layoffs and the discussion about the recruitment process for a new superintendent.

The board will consider a change order for the LDPE multi-purpose room that will allow the district to install a sports floor. The board discussed the matter at its Jan. 14 meeting, and the general consensus was that it would be more cost effective to install the right kind of flooring while the building is under construction, rather than try to replace the floor it had planned at a later time.

The sports floor will cost the district an extra $22,750 more than the previous estimate, bringing the new total for con- struction to $4.25 million. The district did not install a sports floor when it built the multipurpose room at Mariposa Middle School and has been plagued by acoustic problems in the building.

The classified employee layoffs appear to be merely a formality that will allow the district to use American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds to stabilize the budget. All the positions are classroom aides and will be reinstated using ARRA money.

Finally, the board will consider the recruitment process for a new superintendent. Current Superintendent Randy Panietz has announced that he will retire effective June 30. There is no action expected on the item, as it is strictly for discussion.

The board meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the district office.