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School City of Mishawaka extends superintendentcontract through 2030 after public hearing
Summary
Board approved a five-year contract for Superintendent Theodore Stevens covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2030. A public commenter raised concern about automatic-extension language and apparent conflict with district policy.
The School City of Mishawaka Board of School Trustees voted June 11 to approve a five-year contract extension for Dr. Theodore Stevens as superintendent, running July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.
The board opened a public hearing on the contract earlier in the meeting. Public commenter David Strong urged transparency and questioned language in the contract that he said created "automatic contract extension" provisions and could bar future public input. "This contract item appears to bar public input on any future, proposed contract extensions with Dr. Stevens," Strong said, and he referenced School City of Mishawaka Policy 12-20 (employment superintendent, dated April 13, 2022) in arguing the language might conflict with district policy.
After the hearing the board moved, seconded and approved the contract. No detailed roll-call vote listing individual members was read into the record; the chair announced the motion carried. The contract was put on the agenda as item 9.02 and the public comment period was recorded during the public hearing.
The board did not publicly amend the contract language during the meeting; the motion approved the employment contract as presented. The public commenter requested that legal staff review potential conflicts between the proposed automatic-extension language and the district's existing superintendent employment policy.
