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Issaquah board extends Superintendent Heather Taujik's contract through June 2028
Summary
The Issaquah School District board approved a three-year contract extension for Superintendent Heather Taujik, covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, and accepted an annual summative evaluation that praised progress on student well-being, communications, capital oversight and financial stability.
The Issaquah School District board voted to approve a three-year contract extension for Superintendent Heather Taujik and accepted the district's annual summative evaluation of the superintendent-board relationship.
Director (speaker 13) moved to approve the contract covering the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, and to accept the annual evaluation; the motion was seconded and the board adopted it by voice vote.
Board members highlighted accomplishments cited in the evaluation, including expansion of student-well-being initiatives such as a district resource fair and breakfast-program expansion, the establishment of a capital projects oversight committee, improvements in communications and crisis leadership during a major storm event. Directors also cited work toward an equity-based budget framework and hiring of key cabinet positions as evidence of progress.
Superintendent Taujik thanked the board and staff and said she was honored to lead the district and to continue working on the district's strategic plan. The motion passed with the ayes recorded; the board did not list an individual roll-call tally in the transcript.
The contract extension and accepted evaluation were presented as board action items; staff noted the superintendent's leadership while reaffirming that the evaluation reflects the performance of the district as a whole.
