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Weston County School District #1 board approves multiple contract extensions and new teacher hires
Summary
At a special April 2 meeting, the Weston County School District #1 Board of Trustees approved one-year contract extensions for several administrators and approved a slate of initial, continuous and non-tenured hires for the 2025–26 school year following an executive session under W.S. 16-4-405(ii).
The Weston County School District #1 Board of Trustees approved numerous staff contract renewals and initial hires during a special meeting on April 2, 2025, at the district administration building. The decisions followed an executive session under W.S. 16-4-405(ii) to consider administrators' evaluations and contracts and personnel for the 2025–26 school year.
Superintendent LaCroix recommended one-year contract extensions for multiple administrators. The board approved extensions for Brandy Holmes (motion by Trustee Billy Fitzwater, second Trustee Sean Crabtree), Bryce Hoffman (motion by Trustee Joe Prell, second Trustee Dana Gordon), Tyler Bartlett (motion by Trustee Jason Jenkins, second Trustee Tyler Mills), Sonya Tysdal (motion by Trustee Paul Bau, second Trustee Joe Prell), Taren Olson (motion by Trustee Dana Gordon, second Trustee Tyler Mills; Trustee Sean Crabtree abstained), Angie Holliday (motion by Trustee Dana Gordon, second Trustee Billy Fitzwater), and Taylor Borgialli (motion by Trustee Joe Prell, second Trustee Jason Jenkins). All motions were recorded as "MOTION CARRIED." Vote tallies other than recorded abstentions were not specified in the transcript.
The board also approved a slate of initial contract teachers for the 2025–26 school year on a single motion: Patricia Miller, Erika Pehringer, Morgan Loepp, Sara Keeler, Leigh Morrill, Merideth Tolley, Payton Watt, Rebecca Tacy, Nicholas Peterson, and Travis Thomas (motion by Trustee Dana Gordon, second Trustee Jason Jenkins; motion carried). The board approved Kiersten Davidson for 2025–26 on a separate motion (moved by Trustee Billy Fitzwater, seconded by Trustee Jason Jenkins); Trustee Sean Crabtree abstained on the Davidson vote.
Trustees approved continuous-contract status for teachers Bailey Whitney, Louise Parsons, Bessie Colgrove, and Tori Vanderpool Mobley (motion by Trustee Billy Fitzwater, second Trustee Joe Prell; motion carried). The board approved non-tenured certified staff Sally Hoover, Nikki Bloom, Scott McGuire, Jo Lisa Wainscott, Candice Watt, and Hannah Hieb for 2025–26 (motion by Trustee Dana Gordon, second Trustee Tyler Mills; motion carried). The board also approved Crystal Benson (motion by Trustee Jason Jenkins, second Trustee Tyler Mills); Trustee Susan Pillen abstained on Benson's approval.
Trustees present for the meeting included Joe Prell, Dana Mann-Tavegia (chair), Tyler Mills, Dana Gordon, Paul Bau, Billy Fitzwater, Sean Crabtree, Susan Pillen and Jason Jenkins. Administrators and directors listed as present included Angie Holliday, Bryce Hoffman, Tyler Bartlett, Brandy Holmes, Taren Olson and Beau Gregory. The meeting began at 6:00 p.m., moved into executive session at 6:01 p.m. under W.S. 16-4-405(ii), returned to open session at 9:14 p.m., and adjourned at 9:26 p.m.
The transcript records motions and that each motion "carried," with abstentions specifically noted for Trustees Sean Crabtree (on Taren Olson and Kiersten Davidson) and Susan Pillen (on Crystal Benson). The transcript does not provide numerical roll-call tallies for the motions beyond those named abstentions. No other public comments, presentations, or controversies were recorded in the minutes for this special meeting.
