Board member moves to approve several hires; district announces teacher retirement

Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to approve a slate of personnel, saying, “I’m moving to approve the following personnel as presented, pending their certification and background checks as required.” The hires named in the motion were Tyson Rare (listed as Burns High assistant and junior-high girls wrestling coach), Lisonbee Delaney (substitute teacher), Shelby Tureen (substitute teacher), Jillian Miller (substitute teacher), Joycelyn Gold (substitute teacher) and Savannah Kirkbride (substitute teacher). The transcript records the motion being made but does not record a second or a vote outcome.

During the same segment Unidentified Speaker 2 also announced receipt of a retirement notice from Todd Thompson, a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at Pine Bluffs Elementary. According to the statement, Thompson intends to retire at the end of the 2025–26 school year after a career in the district; the speaker thanked him for his years of service.

The motion to hire was presented as contingent on required certification and background checks; the transcript contains no recorded vote or explicit approval message. The board briefly invited Julianne to assist with processing two of the hires and moved into the information portion of the agenda afterward. No additional employment details (salaries, start dates or vote tallies) were specified in the provided transcript.

Next steps noted in the meeting included routine processing of paperwork once certification and background checks are complete.