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MSAD 60 board approves multiple hires, accepts retirement and extends a contract
Summary
The MSAD 60 board on June 24 approved several personnel actions: it hired finalists for an assistant principal and assistant athletic director, accepted a long-serving staff member’s retirement, extended an 'Audra' contract for another year and approved an assistant superintendent transition after executive session.
The MSAD 60 Board of Directors approved a series of personnel actions at its June 24 regular meeting, including the hiring of school administrators, the acceptance of a retirement, and a one-year contract extension for a staff member.
Board members praised a finalist for the Hansen School assistant principal position after two board members who participated in the interview described the candidate as student-focused and collaborative. A motion to hire the candidate — recorded in the meeting transcript with inconsistent spellings ('Ekaterini Bridal' and 'Ekaterina Randall') — was seconded and approved by voice vote. The superintendent presented the candidate’s résumé and two board members who attended the interview summarized their impressions.
The board also moved to appoint Steven Coffey as assistant athletic director, a position shifting from full time to part time for the 2026–27 school year; the board approved the appointment with no discussion recorded. Later in the meeting the board accepted the resignation/retirement of a long-serving staff member, who announced a planned retirement date of December 1, 2026. Board members offered thanks and congratulations.
During the same meeting the board voted to extend 'Audra’s' contract for one year (the record references contract 9 2 20 29). A participant voiced opposition during the call for votes, but the meeting record indicates the motion carried. The board then entered executive session under a statute referenced in the record as 'MRSA 4 0 5 6 a' to discuss duties of officials and employees; after returning, the board approved hiring AJ Dufour (the transcript contains variants such as 'Roland Ajay DuFort') to transition into the assistant superintendent role, with the effective start date contingent on filling his current position.
The actions were taken by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript. The board’s minutes or official personnel files should be consulted for authoritative spellings and start dates for hires and for the formal contract text.
Votes at a glance • Approve hire: assistant principal (candidate name recorded with inconsistent spellings) — motion carried. • Appoint: Steven Coffey, assistant athletic director — motion carried. • Accept resignation/retirement: announced retirement effective 2026-12-01 — motion carried. • Extend contract: 'Audra' — one-year extension approved (contract referenced in record); an objection was voiced during the vote. • Appoint: AJ Dufour to assistant superintendent (transition contingent on filling existing role) — motion carried.
The board moved to adjourn after completing these personnel actions.
