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Oracle board renews superintendent contract, approves personnel changes and student trip
Summary
The board renewed Superintendent Crystle Nehrmeyer’s contract effective July 1, 2025; approved several hires, resignations and extracurricular assignments; and approved an 8-day East Coast educational trip for Mt. Vista 7th–8th graders for May 2026.
At the May 12 meeting, the Oracle Elementary School District No.2 Governing Board approved a slate of personnel actions and renewed Superintendent Crystle Nehrmeyer's contract effective July 1, 2025.
The board recorded a resignation: Joanna Soule, certified teacher, effective May 23, 2025. New hires approved for the 2025–2026 school year include Emily McDonald (5th/6th math, certified teacher), Melinda Hebbel (substitute teacher), Kelly Suttle (substitute teacher) and Rosa Flores (Athletic Support Specialist). The board also approved extra-curricular stipend assignments and summer school staffing; specific assignments listed in the minutes include Athletics Director Shannon Soulé and Gifted Education Director Christine Maki among others.
On personnel and contract matters, Member Wendy Odell moved and Board President Edie Crall seconded the superintendent contract renewal; the motion passed by unanimous vote. The minutes state "all in favor, motion carried." The board also approved the Mt. Vista 7th–8th grade East Coast educational trip (an 8-day, 7-night itinerary beginning in Boston and ending in New York City) after a presentation by Amber Cruea; Member Wendy Odell moved to approve and Member Sean Borland seconded, with a unanimous vote to adopt the trip.
The minutes list several staff departures and letters from employees indicating they will not return next year; the board took the personnel items as presented and approved the listed hires and stipends.
