The Exira/EHK School District Board of Education, Monday night, approved a 30/70 Superintendent Sharing Agreement with the IKM-Manning School District. Superintendent Trevor Miller said the agenda showed an SBO (School Business Officer) agreement, but that was in error.

Miller said the Exira/EHK Board set April 12th at 6-p.m., as the date and time for a public hearing on the proposed FY21-22 School Budget, which will be posted within the next couple of weeks.

The Tax Rate, he said, will drop three-cents in the proposed budget. In other business, the Board approved Certified Teachers and Support Staff Salaries.

The Union approved the agreement last week. Contracts will be sent out soon. Certified teachers have 21 days from receipt of their contract, to return the signed document. Classified Staff have 14 days to do so. And, as with other area school districts, the Exira/EHK School Board has elected to extend the mask/facial covering mandate, for a few more weeks.

The mandate will remain in place until April until at least their next Board meeting on April 12th. The Exira/EHK School Board, Monday, approved the hiring of Nate McDonald, from Logan-Magnolia, as the new 6th-through 12 grade Principal. He currently serves as Activities Director, 5th/6th Grade Teacher, and Assistant Basketball Coach for the Logan-Magnolia Panthers. They also hired for some spring coaching positions, also.