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Board approves 2026–27 teacher negotiated agreement; one abstention recorded
Summary
The Winner School District 59-2 board approved the certified teachers negotiated agreement for 2026–2027 after executive session; the motion passed 6–0 with board member Corey Audiss abstaining. The vote followed a closed-session negotiation and came alongside multiple compensation decisions for staff and administrators.
The Winner School District 59-2 Board of Education approved the certified Teachers Negotiated Agreement for the 2026–2027 school year following executive session on May 11, 2026. The motion carried 6–0 with board member Corey Audiss recorded as abstaining.
The board met in executive session for preparations for negotiations under SDCL 1-25-2(4) from 8:12 p.m. to 8:49 p.m., then returned to public session to vote. The minutes record the action as: “approve certified Teachers Negotiated Agreement for the 2026-2027 school year. 6-0 w/C Audiss abstaining.” Board members present included President Mike Calhoon and the full seven-member body; Lynnelle Anderson joined at 7:32 p.m.
The teacher agreement vote was one of several compensation-related items the board approved that evening, which also included uniform percentage increases and bonuses for administrative and classified staff and specific starting salary rates for classified positions. The board did not publish the full text of the negotiated agreement in the minutes; the motion entry and vote tally are the official record.
Next steps: the board’s recorded action finalizes the agreement for the district’s personnel records and for implementation in the 2026–2027 school year.
