(KLZA)-- The Mound City Board of Education met Tuesday.
Incumbents Chad Derr, Jeff Holstine, Brian Tubbs and Dylan Rosier were sworn in.

Chad Derr was elected Board President; Robert Gibson – Vice President;  Jeremy Lewis – Treasurer and Lisa Loucks was was appointed as secretary to the Board. 

The Board accepted the retirement resignation of Special Education / Speech Language Implementer Kayla Schoonover.

Following an executive session the Board voted to approve a permanent contract for Annie Corrington to  teacher Art;  McKinsie Radley to serve as an additional Kindergarten teacher for the 2020-21 school year;  Alan Ottman for Middle School Science and hired Jessica Haer as an elementary aid beginning in the fall. 

A salary increase that will average 2.56 percent for staff members was approved to begin with the 2020-21 school year. This will add $750 to the base salary, increasing it to $35,250.  Non-certified staff received a one dollar per hour increase to help adjust from the minimum wage hike.