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Board approves speech‑language pathologist hire after split vote
Summary
Winfield SD 34 approved hiring Ximena Carrasco as a full‑time speech‑language pathologist at $75,000 despite one abstention and one no vote. The board also accepted the resignation of the previous SLP, Andrea Schmittgens.
The board accepted the resignation of Andrea Schmittgens, speech‑language pathologist, and then voted to hire Ximena Carrasco as a 1.0 FTE speech‑language pathologist at an annual salary of $75,000.
Heather Armstrong made the motion to approve the hire, seconded by Matt Tibble. The roll call vote recorded Heather Armstrong: Yea; Dave Hempe: Abstain; Lynn Kammes: Yea; Dan Krasinski: Yea; Carrie Linden: Yea; Matt Tibble: Nay; Alisa Wolfe: Yea. The motion passed with five yeas, one no and one abstention.
The minutes do not provide reasons for the abstention or no vote, nor do they include a job start date. The action will affect special‑education service staffing; Human Resources will handle onboarding and payroll.
