(KNZA)--The Auburn Board of Education approved contracts for the Districts administrators when they met Monday night. 

A three-year contract with Superintendent David Patton was approved. The contract goes into effect July 1, and will expire June 30, 2029 with a salary for the 2026-27 school year of $199,160 plus benefits.

Also approved were contracts for the 26-27 school year with Middle School / High School Principal Scott Siegel with a salary of $124,000;  Elementary Principal Brook Wenzl, $113,000;  Middle School / High School Assistant Principal and Activities Director Jason Palmer, $100,000;  Curriculum Director Samantha Wehenkel $100,000;  Elementary School Assistant Principal Heather Hemmingsen $84,300;  and Special Education Director Reva Siegel, $91,000.

In other personnel moves the Auburn Board accepted the resignations of Calvert Elementary teacher Emily Weeks;  Middle School and High School Vocal Music Instructor Andrew Davis and Social Studies teacher and longtime coach Mark Oliver who has been with the District for 37 year and is retiring.

New hires for the next school year were approved.  Sydney Roth and Jamie Frey were hired as elementary teachers.  A contract was also approved with Katrina Umland to serve as Vocal Music Teacher for grades 6 – 12. Colton Clark has been hired to teach Secondary Social Studies and Megan Bebb was hired as a Secondary Computer Science teacher.  A contract with Aubrey Wright to serve as a Speech Language Pathologist was also approved by the Board.