(Exira, Iowa) – The Exira-EHK School Board, Tuesday evening, set Tuesday, April 18^th at 5:30-p.m., as the date and time for a Public Hearing on the Budget. Superintendent Trevor Miller says they’re still working on the budget.

Mr. Miller said both he and Mallory Meyer will continued their 60-40 sharing agreement with IKM-Manning.

Non-certified staff raises for 2023-2024 were generally around four-percent because they are hourly. That equates to roughly one-dollar per hour, with raises for Associates, Secretaries and Nurse anywhere from 50-cents to $1.50 per hour. The total cost of Non-certified staff raises amounts to $73,488.59. Elementary School Principal Carrie Bauer and Secondary School Principal Erika Van Cleave received similar percentage raises, Miller said.

One of the resignations effective at the end of the current school year, was Preschool Teacher Kirstin Blake.

The others include: Sandra Nissen – ELL Teacher, and Amanda Warnaca – MS Special Education Teacher. There were also several personnel who were hired, including:

• Kevin Brown – Head Boys Track Coach
• Paige Gaskill – Asst. Golf & Softball Coach
• Drew Buckholdt – Head Football Coach
• Emily Petersen – 4^th Grade Teacher
• Tom Petersen – Head Golf Coach
• Amanda Pierce – Secondary Science Teacher
• Andrea Schwery – Head Softball Coach, and
• Megan Wilkerson – JH Girls Track Coach.

Mr. Miller says the Board acted on the District’s Snow Day make-up plan and Early Dismissals.

He said a Board Work Session followed the Exira-EHK regular meeting to discuss ideas for upgrades to district facilities. Additional information will follow future meetings.