The Audubon School Board, Monday, approved the sale of a small parcel of land on the south end of the Elementary School playground, and that is not used by the District and extends right up to a house next door. Superintendent Brett Gibbs told KJAN News the parcel sold for $500. The home, he said, is for sale. The prospective buyers wanted to purchase the parcel so they could install a driveway and a small garage. He said the entire process should be wrapped-up within the next month, so the sale of the house can proceed.

In other business, Superintendent Gibbs said the Audubon School Board approved the 2019-2020 School Calendar, with a start date on August 23rd. A wrinkle in the Calendar this coming year, adds a week-long Spring Break in March, in order to accommodate the Band trip to the southern U-S, which is something they do every four-years. 2019-20 is the year for the trip under that schedule. The change essentially puts the District right up to the end of May 2020 to finish the school year. In other business, the Audubon School Board accepted the initial proposal from Audubon Education Association’s Bargaining Unit, representing the District’s teachers. Both public meetings on the proposals will take place during the Board’s regular meeting on March 18th.

And, the Audubon School Board agreed to hire Kelsey Griffith as Elementary Special Education Teacher for the 2019-2020 School Year. That still leaves four openings to fill in the District. Gibbs said they hope to have an announcement this Friday morning on who they’ve hired as Middle School/High School Principal. Eric Trager, 5th-through 12th grade Principal, was hired as Superintendent to succeed Gibbs at the end of the current school year. Gibbs had earlier announced his resignation as Superintendent, and retirement.