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Board votes to employ new superintendent; one trustee abstains
Summary
Hononegah Community High School District 207 voted July 16 to employ a superintendent and approve the superintendent contract; the employment and contract votes each passed with one abstention. Public comment included an endorsement of a local candidate and questions about the search process.
The Hononegah Community High School District 207 board voted July 16 to employ a superintendent and approved the superintendent contract; both votes recorded one abstention by Trustee Evan Schoepski.
Public comment before the votes included a question about the search process and an endorsement of a candidate. Jason Johnson asked, "Were there more candidates considered? Normally aren't there more candidates in line for the job?" and raised space needs of a YMCA summer program seeking future use of district facilities. Tom Adams said, "I would like to take this opportunity to say Ehren Jarrett would be a great Superintendent for Hononegah." The meeting minutes show the board proceeded to vote after closed-session personnel discussion.
The minutes record motions to employ the superintendent (motion carried; roll call: Ballard, Flohr, Geddeis, Haab, Kurlinkus — Aye; Schoepski — Abstain) and to approve the superintendent contract (same roll-call pattern). The minutes do not include the hired individual's name in the text of the two motions or the contract language included in the public minutes.
The board did not record further public discussion on the candidate at the time of the vote. Next steps listed in the minutes are administrative: execution of the contract per board discussion.
