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Wood River Rural Schools board elects 2026 officers and approves superintendent contract
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Wood River Rural Schools Board elected its 2026 officers, approved the superintendent's contract and certified staff negotiations, accepted official district designees and approved the consent agenda, including a staff retirement.
The Wood River Rural Schools Board met on Jan. 12, 2026, at the district superintendent’s office and elected its 2026 officers, approved the superintendent’s contract and certified staff negotiations, and approved the consent agenda, which included a staff retirement.
Board member Craig Huxtable was elected president (motion by Board member Crystal Stutzman; second by Board member Dylan Gill; recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0). Crystal Stutzman was elected vice president (motion by Board member Jodi Rauert; second by Board member Craig Huxtable; recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0). Dylan Gill was elected secretary (motion by Board member Jodi Rauert; second by Board member Crystal Stutzman; recorded Yea: 3, Nay: 1). Jodi Rauert was elected treasurer (motion by Board member Crystal Stutzman; second by Board member Craig Huxtable; recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0).
The board approved the superintendent’s contract (motion by Board member Dylan Gill; second by Board member Jodi Rauert; recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0) and approved the 2025–2026 certified staff negotiations (motion by Board member Dylan Gill; second by Board member Jodi Rauert; recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0). The board also voted to retain the district’s official designees (representatives for state and federal programs, Title IX coordinator, depository of funds, legal counsel, newspaper, auditor of district accounts and bus mechanic for inspections); that motion was made by Board member Crystal Stutzman and seconded by Board member Dylan Gill (recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0).
The consent agenda — which included approval of prior minutes, monthly claims and financial reports and acceptance of a retirement resignation from staff member Heather Ludwig — passed on a motion by Board member Dylan Gill and a second by Board member Crystal Stutzman (recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0).
The transcript records the initial agenda-approval vote as Yea: 6, Nay: 0 (motion by Board member Dylan Gill, second by Board member Jodi Rauert), but the meeting roll call listed four members present and two absent. The article reports both the vote totals as recorded in the meeting minutes and the roll-call attendance shown in the transcript to reflect that discrepancy.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM after a motion by Board member Jodi Rauert and a second by Board member Dylan Gill (recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0).
