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Winfield board approves multiple hires for 2026-27 school year
Summary
Board approved hires including a long-term preschool substitute (MaryAnn Trevino), a first-grade teacher (Kelsie Freundt at $51,422), a middle-school science teacher (Micah Giesen at $53,922), and a social worker (Abigail McKenna at $58,113 plus five per-diem days); all motions passed on roll-call votes.
The Winfield School District 34 Board of Education approved several staffing recommendations for the 2026-27 school year on March 26. The board voted to hire MaryAnn Trevino as a long-term substitute for the Preschool for All classroom; Kelsie Freundt as a first-grade teacher at a salary of $51,422; Micah Giesen as a middle-school science teacher at $53,922; and Abigail McKenna as a social worker at $58,113 plus five additional per-diem days. Each motion was moved by Matt Tibble and seconded by Heather Armstrong, and passed by unanimous roll-call votes.
Board records show these hires are part of the district's staffing plan for the 2026-27 school year. The social worker position explicitly included five additional per-diem days in the compensation package. The board took these votes during the New Business portion of the meeting; no public comment was recorded on the hires during open session.
