STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade 46-1 School Board has named a new Superintendent.
The School Board announced that after three days of interviews involving three candidates, they offered the superintendent contract to Wayne Wormstadt of Windom, Minnesota, who had verbally accepted the position.
Wormstadt is currently the superintendent at the Windom Area School District in Windom, Minn., where he has served the district of nearly 1,200 students for the past 13 years.
Wormstadt, a native South Dakotan, said his resignation will take effect June 30, which is the final day of the fiscal year for the Windom School District. He will begin his duties in the Meade School District on July 1.
Don Kirkegaard has been serving as the Meade School District Superintendent for the past two years on an interim basis. He submitted his resignation in September which will be effective June 30.