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Sheridan School District approves multiple personnel actions; recommends two-year contracts for assistant superintendents and CFO
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Sheridan School District board approved retirements, resignations, and several hires, and recorded recommended two-year contracts (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028) for Assistant Superintendents Stacy DeFoor and Dr. Missy Walley and for Chief Financial Officer Cris Bolin. The personnel report passed 5–0.
The Sheridan School District Board of Education approved a broad personnel report on Feb. 9 that recorded licensed retirements and resignations, multiple new hires and recommended multi-year contracts for senior administrators.
The minutes list licensed retirements effective at the end of the 2025–26 school year for Deborah Bowen (SMS sixth-grade teacher), Karen Burnett (SHS science teacher) and Teri Bibb (EEE classroom teacher). Several licensed resignations effective at the end of the 2025–26 school year were recorded: Mackenzie Smallwood (EEE), Mesilla Smith (SIS/SMS art), Megan Wyrick (SES), Katlin Easley (SIS) and Benjamin Cathcart (SHS social studies teacher/coach). The board approved the personnel report by motion (Jan Caldwell) seconded by Clarissa Wallace; vote 5–0.
The board approved contract hires including Anna Harrison (SES classroom teacher, 2026–27 school year) and multiple classified hires with listed effective dates: Carl Brostrand (EEI instructional assistant, Feb. 10, 2026), Danielle Baker (SIS instructional assistant, Feb. 16, 2026) and Margaret McEuen (part-time bus driver, Feb. 9, 2026). One classified resignation was recorded: Bethany Hutcheson (SES instructional assistant), effective Feb. 3, 2026. Some hires (e.g., Liliana Ramos) are listed with TBD effective dates.
Notable administrative contract recommendations recorded in the minutes include recommended two-year contracts (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028) for Assistant Superintendents Stacy DeFoor and Dr. Missy Walley and for Chief Financial Officer Cris Bolin. The minutes list these as recommended contracts but do not include the contract documents or salary details in the record.
The minutes also note several FYI job changes to take effect July 1, 2026: Dr. Heather Williams promoted from principal at EEM to Director of School Support and Leadership; Cindy Whitaker moving from SES second-grade teacher to SES reading interventionist; and Anna Tucker moving from SMS math teacher to SHS math teacher. The personnel report and recommendations were approved 5–0.
The minutes do not include employment contract terms such as salary or benefits, nor the text of the recommended contracts. Those details would be expected in the official personnel files or contract documents.
