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Lead-Deadwood board approves hires, contracts and calendar; longevity benefit request not approved
Summary
The Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 board approved substitute and classified contracts, several resignations and hires, insurance renewals, calendars and multiple contracts including a change order and a swim contract; a motion to grant a late longevity benefit request from Abby Jacobs failed for lack of a second and the board added an executive session to review personnel.
The Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 board, meeting April 1, approved a slate of routine personnel actions, contracts and calendar items and set procedural next steps on a late longevity-benefit request from a staff member.
The board approved substitute and classified contracts, accepted multiple resignations and approved a K–12 band-instructor contract for Kinsley at $53,540 following a consolidated motion to handle hiring and separations. The board also approved renewal of health insurance (staff reported a roughly 9% premium increase for the district), a roughly 2% premium rise for dental through Delta Dental, and two school calendars covering 2026–27 and 2027–28.
Contracts and capital items approved included a construction change order (Change Order #12)…
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