Gauer v. Kadoka School District No. 35-1

AMUNDSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Joanne Gauer’s (Gauer) employment contract was not renewed by the Board of the Kadoka School District (Board). Gauer appealed the Board’s decision, and the circuit court affirmed the Board’s decision for nonrenewal on appeal. We, too, affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] The Board hired Gauer as a teacher and counselor for the 1986-87 school year. Gauer remained in that position for fourteen years, and she received positive evaluations for her work at the school. In the spring of 2000, Ken Poppe (Poppe), school superintendent, received word from the South Dakota Department of Education…