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Tea Area board approves resignations and new hires, schedules special meeting for teacher negotiations
Summary
The board approved a slate of resignations and new hires across the district and set a special board meeting for March 23 at 5:30 p.m. to consider approving negotiations with the teachers union; a motion was also made to enter executive session for personnel under 1‑25‑2.1.
The Tea Area School District board voted to approve a package of resignations and new hires presented by administration.
Resignations listed and approved included Samantha Smith (autism program), Darla Henrikson (food service), Morgan Mccelp (English/one, speech and drama), Amy Lynch (seventh and eighth grade math, retiring), Mike Bullis (middle school principal) and Brooke Plesi (one‑act play director). Approved new hires included Ashley Jamrose (high school math for the 2026–27 school year), Kelly Cleamp (9th grade girls soccer), Kurt Hoff (JV girls soccer) and Mallerie Haidener (ready to start testing assistant for summer 2026), among others.
The board moved and approved a single motion to accept the resignations and new hires as presented.
Separately, the board set a special meeting for March 23, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. specifically to approve negotiations with the teachers union and any other items requiring follow‑up. Toward the end of the open session the chair moved to enter executive session under statute 1‑25‑2.1 for personnel matters; that motion was seconded.
The personnel actions take effect per district hiring and retirement practices and the special meeting will be the venue for bargaining‑related board action.
