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Teacher urges rescind of superintendent retirement bonus and calls for board term limits
Summary
A Stearns Elementary teacher publicly questioned a reported superintendent retirement bonus exceeding $1,000,000 and asked the board to rescind it and add a three-term limit for board members; the meeting record shows Superintendent Glen Szymoniak's retirement was listed among retirements.
Emma Tibay, a PBL teacher at Stearns Elementary School, spoke during public comment in support of the proposed Student Success rooms and also raised concerns about district governance and compensation.
Tibay said she was troubled that "the Superintendent's retirement package bonus exceeding $1,000,000" appears to contradict board-adopted goals and asked that the bonus be rescinded and the funds repurposed to benefit students. She also requested the board revise policy to limit board service to three terms (12 years). The minutes record retirements, including Superintendent Glen Szymoniak; the board did not take immediate action in response to Tibay's requests during the meeting and no formal response or vote on rescission or term limits was recorded.
The superintendent search was already underway: the board reported 12 hours of virtual interviews and scheduled in-person finalist interviews April 27–28. Any change to retirement pay or board policy would require a separate agenda item and formal action.
