The Weston County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved a set of routine administrative and personnel items including an appointment, handbook adoption and activity insurance payments.
The board voted to appoint Tracy Leonard as food service director and authorized posting for the kitchen assistant position she will vacate. "I would recommend to the board Tracy Leonard, as the food service director and then also permission to post the kitchen assistant position," a district administrator said. The motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board also approved enrollment and insurance payments to the Wyoming High School Activities Association: enrollment dues of $3,900 and catastrophic insurance of $1,652, for a combined total of $5,552 for the upcoming year. "It's been moved and seconded to approve the Wyoming High School activities association enrollment dues in the amount of $3,900 and catastrophic insurance in the amount of $1,652 for a total of $5,552," the chair announced; the motion carried.
Trustees approved the 2025–26 elementary student handbook with minor revisions and accepted the resignation of maintenance assistant Gary Smithers, authorizing the district to post the position. They also approved posting a one-year elementary teaching position (discussed as likely for fifth grade depending on applicants) and posting for a special education teacher (likely elementary based on candidate pool). All these motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Other routine agenda and consent items were approved at the start of the meeting by voice vote.
Ending: Board members discussed staffing flexibilities and the challenge of filling a one-year teaching post, but took no additional direction beyond authorizing the advertised postings and accepting the recommended hires and handbook changes.