RSU 14 board approves administrator contract amendments and staff appointments

At its June 17 meeting the RSU 14 board approved contract amendments extending district administrator contracts to June 30, 2029, and approved a number of certificated staff appointments for the 2026–27 school year.

Contracts: The board approved a contract amendment for Superintendent Christopher Howell and recorded a salary of $178,367.82 in the transcript. The board also approved contract amendments for central‑office administrators (director of curriculum, director of special services and assistant superintendent). The transcript records numeric entries for those salaries but two of the figures appear garbled in the record and are not clearly specified; the assistant superintendent’s salary was recorded more clearly as $154,880.72. Because the transcript contains unclear numeric formatting for some entries, the article notes only the superintendent’s and assistant superintendent’s recorded figures; the other central‑office salaries should be confirmed in the official contract documents.

Appointments: The board approved a slate of new hires for the 2026–27 year including special education teachers (Max Robinson, Britney Martin, Michael Dunn), speech therapists (Amanda Theer, Megan Garren), prek and special education staff (Mackenzie Howard, others), and Windham Middle School teaching appointments (Jamie Bell). The board also approved administrative appointments for Windham Raymond Middle School for the 2027–28 school year: Michelle Brandt as principal, Greg Applestein as assistant principal and Amanda Ruth as assistant principal. The board clarified those administrator hires are for the 2027–28 school year, not immediate placement.

The board’s approvals were recorded as motions carried in the meeting minutes and will be reflected in the district’s personnel records and contract files.