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Gateway Unified board approves new employment contracts for superintendent and two directors
Summary
The board approved employment contracts for Superintendent Kyle Turner (extended through fiscal year 2025–26) and separate one-year contracts for the director of student services and director of special education, with salary and benefit terms read into record.
The Gateway Unified School District board on Tuesday approved new employment contracts for multiple senior administrators: a contract extension for Superintendent Kyle Turner and one-year contracts for the district’s director of student services and director of special education.
Board announcements read the material terms into the public record. The superintendent’s contract was described as effective July 2025 and extending by one additional year; the document included a base salary of $194,144.70 and a district retirement/benefit contribution of $5,250 as read into the record. The board reported it had approved the superintendent’s contract during closed session and then announced the public terms.
The board also approved a one-year contract for the director of student services, Melanie Sanderson, with a term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The contract lists a base salary of $149,970 with a 9% professional growth/longevity increase tied to the NRU management salary schedule, a $60 monthly cell-phone allowance and district health benefits budgeted at $12,250; district-paid Association of California School Administrators membership was also included.
Separately the board approved a one-year contract for Director of Special Education Nate Solis covering the same July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 term and listing a base salary read as $149,930, the same 9% growth/longevity provision, a $60 monthly cell-phone allowance, $12,250 in district benefits and district-paid ACSA membership.
Why it matters: These approvals set compensation and contract terms for senior management that govern next-school-year administrative leadership. The board announced the superintendent’s closed-session approval before approving the public contract terms for other directors.
Votes and procedure: Multiple motions, seconds and recorded “aye” votes were called during the meeting for the various contract items; the board approved each contract on the record. Specific roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript during the public readout.
What the board said: The board emphasized these contract approvals were part of routine personnel governance and recognized the administrators for stepping into their roles. No additional amendments were made on the floor.
No further action was taken beyond approving the contracts as presented.
