(KLZA)--The Pawnee City Board of Education approved employment contracts for Laura Strehle and Jacob Craig to be full-time teachers in the District for the 2025-26 school year when they met last week.

Strehle will teach Business and Information Technology. Craig will teach Middle School Science and Social Studies.

The Board also voted to accept the resignation of Elementary Special Education teacher Shane Karst.

In other business the Board accepted the Policy Committee recommendations which included protection of pupil rights; parental involvement in educational practices, communicating with parents and rights of custodial and non-custodial parents.

A number of Education Foundation expenditures were approved including partial and full reimbursement for passing SENCA/SCC dual-credit classes; $5,000 for matching funds for the Food Bank backpack program; $9,000 for newsletter printing; $5,000 for Helping Hands; $3,000 for Haunder Ag program and more than $82,000 for scholarships.

Board members also adopted the 2025-26 school calendar. The first day of classes for the 25-26 school year will be August 15, the last day of the school year will be May 19 and graduation will be May 17, 2026.