Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Megan Thompson chose not to accept a contract to become New Rockford-Sheyenne’s secondary principal, after being offered the position by the school board on Friday, May 10.
Consequently, board members held another special meeting on Friday, May 17 – after the print deadline for the May 20 edition of the Transcript – during which a different teacher was offered the position.
After a brief executive session to discuss the contract, the NR-S School Board carried a motion to offer Laura Hager the position of secondary principal for the district.
When asked why the position was now being offered to Hager, NR-S School Board President Todd Allmaras told the Transcript that Thompson had simply declined the contract they offered on May 10.
Hager currently teaches middle school math at NR-S and has nearly 20 years of teaching experience in both Sheyenne and New Rockford schools. She was named the district’s Teacher of the Year in February 2023.
At the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, she also took on some administrative responsibilities in addition to her teaching position.
Should Hager accept the principal contract, another special meeting of the school board will be held to officially approve the contract and make Hager the school’s new secondary principal.
The Transcript will update this story as it develops. When Hager makes a decision regarding the position, we will publish an update both online and in the next available print edition.
