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Nooksack Valley board unanimously extends Superintendent Galley's contract through 2028-29
Summary
Following an executive session on his mid-year evaluation, the Nooksack Valley School Board voted 4-0 on Jan. 15 to extend Superintendent Matt Galley's contract through the 2028-29 school year; the board postponed finalizing a revised evaluation form until a work session and the February meeting.
The Nooksack Valley School Board on Jan. 15 voted unanimously to extend Superintendent Matt Galley's contract through the 2028-29 school year after discussing his mid-year evaluation in executive session.
The board recessed into executive session under RCW 42.30.110 to consider the evaluation and contract extension and reconvened at 8:51 p.m. After further discussion, Director Halli Kimball moved to approve the extension; Director Britt Lentz seconded and the motion carried 4-0. Directors Ty Elmendorf, Halli Kimball, Britt Lentz and Shelley Harder voted yes; Director Tanya Silves was absent.
Board members also concluded that the district's revised superintendent evaluation form needed more time and directed that it be placed on an upcoming work session agenda for detailed discussion. The board plans to revisit the evaluation form at its regular February meeting.
The contract extension decision followed an executive-session review of Galley's mid-year performance. No additional details of the executive-session discussion were released at the meeting. The board set a work session for the week of Jan. 26 to continue related business and scheduling, with specifics to be coordinated with district staff.
The vote is the board's formal action on the contract extension; subsequent administrative steps related to the contract were not detailed in the meeting minutes.
