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Board extends superintendent contract in 4-2 vote after divided discussion
Summary
The Vicksburg Community Schools board voted 4-2 Sept. 8 to extend Superintendent Keevin O'Neill's contract amid questions from two trustees who said they did not understand the process and noted teachers lack a current contract.
The Vicksburg Community Schools Board of Education voted 4-2 on Sept. 8 to extend Superintendent Keevin O'Neill's contract.
The motion, made by Trustee Tina Forsyth and seconded by Trustee Stephanie Willoughby, passed after a roll-call vote. Trustees Lisa Hostetler and Rick Burmeister recorded "nay" votes; Trustees David Schriemer, Willoughby, Dan Grabowski and Forsyth voted to approve. The board discussed the item at length; Burmeister said he would vote no "due to not understanding the process and the teachers not having a contract," and Hostetler questioned updating a contract that, she said, runs through 2027. President Schriemer responded that the board was taking a fresh look at board policy and that "there is no financial change until we have a state budget," according to the meeting record.
The board did not disclose any immediate changes to compensation in the public discussion. The motion was recorded as "Approval to Extend the Following Contract as per contractual agreement" with the referenced contract applied to Keevin O'Neill in his role as superintendent. The item passed with a 4-2 tally; the board adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
