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Lebanon board approves one-year contract replacement for Superintendent Jennifer Meckley after debate over wording and timing
Summary
The Lebanon Community SD 9 Board approved a one-year replacement contract for Superintendent Jennifer Meckley after discussion about missing vacation payout language and calls from community members to postpone action until after the election; trustees asked staff to include clarified contract language in next month’s packet.
The Lebanon Community School District Board voted to approve a new one‑year contract to replace (not append to) Superintendent Jennifer Meckley’s existing agreement after a public discussion that included calls to delay the action and questions about specific contract language.
Meckley told the board she was "requesting a extension on my contract for several reasons," citing a favorable evaluation, leadership continuity and what she described as measurable goals and recent academic gains. Several community members had urged the board to delay the decision until newly elected trustees are seated; speaker Denise Osterhames asked that the superintendent withdraw the request and the…
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