Weston County School Board approves one-year administrator extensions and multiple teacher and staff contracts

At a special meeting called into executive session under Wyoming statute 16-4-405(i)(i), the Weston County School Board approved one-year extensions for seven school administrators and approved initial, continuing and non‑tenured certified contracts for multiple teachers and staff.

The board approved one-year extensions for the following administrators: Brandy Holmes, Bryce Hoffman, Tyler Bartlett, Sonia Tisdale, Taryn Olsen, Angie Holiday and Taylor Bergelli. Each approval was made by motion and passed by voice vote, with the chair noting “all those in favor, please signify by saying ‘aye’” before the chair announced the motion carried.

The board also approved a package of initial contracts for ten staff members listed in the meeting packet: Patricia Miller, Bridal Paringer, Morgan Lipp, Sarah Keeler, Leah Morrill, Meredith Tolley, Peyton Watt, Rebecca Casey, Nicholas Peterson and Travis Thomas. Kirsten Davidson’s initial contract was considered separately and approved; one board member abstained from that vote.

Continuing contract status was granted to four teachers: Bailey Whitney, Louise Parsons, Betsy Calgrove and Tori Vanderpool Mobley. Board discussion clarified that the first three completed the district’s third year of service; Mobley was granted continuing status after the board noted she had previously obtained continuing contract status in another Wyoming district and the board exercised discretion to grant her continuing status in her second year. A board member referenced statute “21‑2” when explaining that tenure can transfer within Wyoming.

The board approved the following non‑tenured certified staff: Sally Hoover, Nikki Bloom, Scott McGuire, Jolisa Wainscott, Candice Watt and Hannah Heap. Crystal Benson’s nonstandard certified staff contract was voted on separately; one board member abstained from that vote.

The meeting record shows several recorded abstentions: a board member excused themselves from the vote on Taryn Olsen’s contract, and abstentions were recorded on the votes for Kirsten Davidson and Crystal Benson. Where individual votes were taken, approvals were recorded by voice vote and the chair announced the motion carried; the transcript provides no roll-call tallies.

Board members offered brief congratulatory remarks after the votes. The actions taken at the meeting were all routine personnel approvals as presented in the meeting packet and did not include adoption of new policy or budgetary allocations.