Korslund named Athletic Director of the Year, Dist. 6

DAYTON – The Dayton School Board convened at the high school's library at 6:30 p.m. on February 18, 2026. Superintendent Jeremy Wheatley, Board Chair Jeffrey McCowen, and Board members Pat Davidson, Grant Griffin, and Ryan Paulson were present, with Aneesha Dieu joining remotely.

The Board passed the consent agenda, which included approval of past meeting minutes, accounts payable and payroll, a donation of $3,157 from the FFA Alumni for the FFA State Convention, and an overnight school trip for nine students to attend the FFA trapshooting competition in Wenatchee.

Associated Student Body Secretary Cindi Howard gave the ASB report of recent activities. There have been supervised hangouts for students in the HS Commons after basketball games. She spoke about Ski Day at Bluewood, the upcoming Sophomore Sadie Hawkins Dance, the Junior Prom, and the Touchet River 5K Run, open to the entire community on Memorial Day Weekend.

The District's athletic director, Sam Korslund, said a basketball tournament was being hosted in Dayton, and concession proceeds will go to Dayton schools, mostly for football uniforms in the fall.

Korslund said he and the Prescott School District, which canceled Spring sports due to possible dissolution, have discussed co-op and combine options for middle school baseball and softball. He said the options would not affect Dayton's classification numbers or incur any cost to Dayton. Board members expressed concern that adding Prescott's students could infringe on some Dayton athletes' playing time. Korslund said he could arrange things to avoid the impact on playtime. He said Prescott athletes would have the same academic requirements as Dayton's.

Griffin congratulated Korslund for being awarded the WIAA Athletic Director of the Year for District 6, Southwest 1B.

John Delp, the District's head custodian, reported on the status of the HVAC system, which is still under warranty. Generally, things are going well, he said.

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(l-r) High School English teacher Martin Surridge and Middle School English teacher Jeff McCann.

Martin Surridge and Jeff McCann, the High School and Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) teachers, respectively, submitted written reports on the classes they teach and the measurement of progress of their students. Wheatley graphed the students' ELA progress in quadrants on a scatter plot, showing growth vs. achievement. The visual data showed steady progress in the ELA students.

The meeting adjourned for an executive session at 7:26 p.m. to review the performance of a public employee, with no action taken upon its conclusion at 8:26 p.m.