(KLZA)-- The Mound City Board of Education approved a bid from Schueth Construction in an amount of $73,968 to build a new retaining wall at the track and football field when they met May 18. 

Superintendent Korey Miles updated the Board on the project.  Techline was scheduled to start with the new lighting project on Wednesday of this week with Fisher Track to begin preliminary work on the track expansion project.

Miles also reported the custodial staff will be working to replace the boiler pipe, behind the walls in the lower elementary school.  The walls are being removed to start the project.  

High School Principal Jake Shipman reported dual credit offerings for student will remain the same from both Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State University for the next school year. 

Board members approved hiring Jennifer Daniels as Speech Language Pathologist for the 2021-22 school year.

The preliminary budget review as also presented to the Board.