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Board approves short-term hires and extends superintendent's contract by one year

Santa Fe Independent School District Board of Trustees · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Following a closed session, the Santa Fe ISD Board approved short-term employment for two staff members and unanimously extended the superintendent's contract by one year, with both actions announced in open session.

The Santa Fe ISD Board of Trustees announced two personnel hires and a one-year extension of the superintendent's contract after returning from a closed executive session.

On a 7–0 vote the board approved employing Kyleigh Elgin for 94 days and Rachel Harris-Napoli for 79 days for the remainder of the 2025–2026 school year. "I move that we employ Kyleigh Elgin for 94 days and Rachel Harris-Napoli for 79 days for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year," the motion that carried was recorded in the minutes; Eric Davenport was listed as the maker and James Grassmuck as the seconder. The motion passed with John Couch II, Eric Davenport, James Grassmuck, Clay Hertenberger, Patrick Kelly, Angie Lambert and Rusty Norman voting Yea.

In a separate recorded action the board voted unanimously to extend the superintendent's contract by one year and to approve amendments to the contract as presented in executive session. "I move to extend the Superintendent's contract by one year and approve the amendments to the Superintendent's contract as presented in executive session," the minutes record; that motion was also made by Eric Davenport and seconded by James Grassmuck, and carried 7–0. The minutes do not include the contract's amended terms in open session notes.