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Seaman USD 345 board votes to nonrenew teacher and suspend assistant principal pending hearing
Summary
The board passed a resolution of intent to nonrenew the contract of teacher Heather Hauser and later adopted a resolution to terminate—suspend with pay—assistant principal Stephen Meyer, citing alleged conduct inconsistent with district policies; both items were carried by roll call and will allow the employees to seek hearings.
At its April meeting, the Seaman USD 345 Board of Education approved two personnel resolutions: a resolution declaring the board’s intent to nonrenew the employment contract of teacher Heather Hauser and a separate resolution stating the board’s intent to terminate assistant principal Stephen Meyer and suspending him with pay pending further action.
Board President read the resolution naming Heather Hauser and directed the clerk to provide written notice on or before May 15, 2026 of the board’s intent to nonrenew her contract for the 2026–27 school year. The resolution was adopted by roll call. The transcript records board members answering in the roll call and the presiding officer declaring the motion passed.
Later in the meeting, after returning from an executive session on personnel matters, the board adopted a resolution declaring its intent to terminate Stephen Meyer. The resolution states that the employee “engaged in conduct that is inconsistent with the professional standards expected of district employees and violated Board of Education policy” (cited in the resolution as policy GAAF — emergency safety interventions — and CB — administrator ethics). The resolution directs the clerk to give written notice and states Meyer is suspended with pay effective April 2026 until further action of the board; it also gives Meyer the right to request a hearing within 15 days of the notice.
Board President and several members emphasized this was an intent and procedural step; Christie Wyler (name appears in roll‑call sequence in the record) and other members voted in the roll calls recorded in the transcript. The board followed a roll‑call procedure for both personnel motions.
What’s next: the clerk will serve the employees with written notices as directed in the resolutions; each employee may request a hearing under the process described in the resolutions. The board indicated the items will return for final action as required by statute and board policy.
