Brian Gianello (LinkedIn photo)
The consent agenda for Thursday’s Coupeville School Board meeting includes a recommendation to hire Brian Gianello as the district’s new Director of Finance and Human Resources.
He will replace the retiring Denise Peet, and his hire becomes official if approved by board directors.
The agenda also mentions an “opportunity for meet and greet in June.”
What the agenda doesn’t say is Gianello, who previously held similar positions with the La Conner School District from June 2021 to Feb. 2023, was placed on administrative leave by that district at the start of 2023.
Gianello resigned a month later.
While school district officials are always tight-lipped about personnel decisions, the minutes from La Conner School Board meetings leading up to the administrative leave decision show questions about finances being raised.
From the Nov. 28, 2022 La Conner School Board meeting:
From the Dec. 16 La Conner School Board meeting:
Gianello’s LinkedIn page — https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianellobrian/ — shows he has an AA in General Studies and Psychology from Diablo Valley College, and a BA in Psychology from Azusa Pacific University.
He has held several finance-related jobs, with the La Conner position being his first as a Business Manager.
The Coupeville School Board meets Thursday, May 25 at 5:30 PM in Annex Room 305 at Coupeville High School.
The consent agenda, which includes personnel decisions, is right at the start of the meeting, after the flag salute and adoption of the meeting agenda.
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