(KLZA)-- The Pawnee City board of  Education approved hiring Spencer Zvacek as a full-time teacher beginning Tuesday, Nov. 13th when they met Monday evening. 

In addition, with the hire, Board members voted to accept the resignation of Alan Strong as a full-time teacher effective November 12.  Strong who retired previously agreed to fill-in full-time until a new teacher was  hired. 

The purchase of three doors to the band room, a door to the cafeteria kitchen and one door to the boiler room was approved, with a limit of $12-thousand. The doors will be paid for from the Depreciation Fund. 

Board members also unanimously approved adoption of  Board Policy5099, the “Extra Curricular Drug Testing Program as presented  and recommended by the Policy Committee.  

The performance evaluation instrument of Superintendent Brian Rottinghaus was unanimously approved as presented.