Board extends superintendent contract, approves $5,000 retention stipend and 2% raise
Summary
After an executive session the Leavenworth USD 453 board accepted a staffing report, extended Superintendent Kellen Adams’s contract through 2027–28, and approved a $5,000 retention stipend plus a 2% salary increase for the 2026–27 year; motions were seconded and approved in open session.
After returning from an executive session on non‑elected personnel, the Leavenworth USD 453 board voted to accept the staffing report and to extend Superintendent Kellen Adams’s contract through the 2027–28 school year, effective July 1, 2026. A board member also moved that Adams receive a $5,000 retention stipend (to be paid July 20, 2026) and a 2% salary increase for the 2026–27 school year; that motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.
The motions were made and seconded in open session following the executive session; the meeting record shows the actions were approved by the board without a recorded roll call for each individual member’s vote in the transcript beyond the verbal 'Aye' responses. No amendments or additional conditions were included in the motions as read in open session.
The board also moved to accept the consent agenda during the meeting; that motion carried with the members present voting "Aye." The staffing report and compensation decisions will be reflected in the district’s personnel and payroll records and become effective on the dates stated in the motions.
