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St. Francis school board records resignation, approves staff contracts and several new hires
Summary
At its April 11 meeting the St. Francis school board recorded a resignation, approved contract extensions for certified, classified and coaching staff, named a board member to the scholarship committee and approved several new hires; the transcript lists a potential name overlap that the record does not clarify.
The St. Francis school board met April 11 in the district administration office and recorded multiple personnel and governance actions. Board President Troy Hilt called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. and Superintendent Penka led the personnel items.
Superintendent Penka reported that board member Dustin Andrist submitted his resignation. Bruce Swihart moved to accept the resignation and to leave the seat vacant until the November election; Chris Hingst seconded. The transcript does not record whether that motion carried.
The board approved extensions of contracts for all certified staff for the 2025–26 school year after Superintendent Penka recommended them; J. W. Milliken moved to approve and Danielle McAtee seconded. The board also approved extending contracts for classified and coaching staff for 2025–26 on a motion by Chris Hingst, seconded by Danielle McAtee.
Superintendent Penka presented recommended hires, and the board approved them. The hires listed in the minutes were: Dustin Andrist — Transportation Director; David Morrow — High School Gold assistant coach; Aspen Moritz — Cheer and Dance coach; Jesse Baxter — junior-high head boys’ basketball coach; and Ted Busse — junior-high head girls’ basketball coach. Danielle McAtee moved to approve the hires; J. W. Milliken seconded and the motion carried. The minutes list a resignation by ‘Dustin Andrist’ earlier in the document and also record ‘Dustin Andrist’ as a recommended hire; the minutes do not clarify whether those entries refer to the same person.
The Scholarship Committee reported a vacancy resulting from the resignation, and Troy Hilt volunteered to serve; J. W. Milliken moved to appoint Hilt to the committee, Bruce Swihart seconded, and the motion carried.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for May 8, 2025, at 7:00 a.m., and adjourned at 9:06 a.m.
What happens next: the minutes record motions and approvals but do not always record roll-call votes; where the minutes do not state an outcome (notably the resignation acceptance) the record remains unclear about final disposition.
