RED CLOUD, Neb. (KSNB) - A separation agreement obtained by Local4 from the district reveals Red Cloud Community Schools will pay Superintendent Brian Hof $136,000 to leave the district in exchange for both parties releasing all potential legal claims against each other.

The contract also seems to lack a non-disparagement clause, leaving Hof free to publicly criticize his former employer.

The Dec. 2 agreement shows Hof will continue serving as superintendent through the end of the first semester of the 2025-26 school year before his resignation becomes effective. The district will pay him regular salary and benefits through that period, plus the lump-sum severance payment in January 2026.

Hof’s departure follows months of internal board conflicts that culminated in Hof presenting the

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