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Winner School District board approves administrator contracts and superintendent extension after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session under SDCL 1-25-2(1), the board voted 5-0 to offer multi-year contracts to five administrators and to extend Superintendent Stacy Halverson's contract through 2028–29, with salary and benefits to be determined later.
After convening an executive session for personnel under SDCL 1-25-2(1) from 7:42 p.m. to 9:01 p.m., the Winner School District 59-2 board approved multiple employment offers and an extension for the superintendent by unanimous vote.
The board voted 5-0 to offer contracts to the following administrators for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 school years, with salary and benefits to be determined:
- Sarah Taggart, Elementary Principal/Special Education Coordinator - Kim DeMers, Curriculum/Title/Preschool Coordinator - Brett Gardner, Middle School Principal - Brian Naasz, High School Principal / MS/HS Activities Director - Laura Root, Business Manager (contract years 26-27 and 27-28)
The board also voted 5-0 to offer a contract to Stacy Halverson as Superintendent for the 2026–27, 2027–28 and 2028–29 school years; salary and benefits were recorded as TBD in the minutes. The motions to offer contracts followed the executive-session personnel discussion; the minutes do not provide details of the personnel deliberations because they occurred in closed session.
