The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board, Tuesday evening, completed the hiring of teaching staff for the upcoming school year. The Board approved the hiring of: Emma Bireline – High School English; Heather Sprague – ½ time Title 1 Teacher, and Drew Buckholdt – Asst. Baseball Coach. They also approved the resignation of Dan Spooner – Technology Support/Digital Learning. Exira-EHK Superintendent Trevor Miller echoed comments made by other Superintendents in the area, in saying during his Administrators Report at the Board meeting, about the lack of applicants available to fill teaching positions.

Miller said he in light of the current teacher drought, he hopes the (State) Board of Education/Board of Education Examiners will give districts a little flexibility, in terms of “conditional licenses” and/or “Alternative” licenses.

He says there are persons who want to teach, but they don’t want to have to go back to school and incur the extra expense of a Bachelor’s Degree before they can come back to education.

In other business, Miller said the Board chose to stick with Anderson-Erickson as their milk supplier, and Lightbox Systems out of Harlan for Technology Services.

The Board approved Driver’s Education Contracts for Paul McKay, Jeremy Blake, Dick Casady, and Casey Pelzer. And, they approved a Transportation Director Sharing Agreement with the Harlan Community School District.