(KLZA)--The Mound City Board of Education has approved a contract extension for Superintendent Ken Eaton.

The extension,  running through the 2020-21 school year, was approved during the January 17th Board meeting.

In other business, Board members met in executive  session to discuss the candidates for the Elementary / Middle School Principals position.

2018-19 contracts were approved for ACES Director Cindy Naber and School Psychologist Haley Humes with letters of employment approved for Social Workers Debbie Fujinami and Brittnie Morgan along with office assistant Emmy Brown.

Approval was given to adding a $10,000 life insurance benefit for qualifying Mound City School District personnel beginning July 1.  Those that work half-time or more for the district will be eligible.

The Board also approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Missouri Assessment Partnership for the Mound City School District to take part in the consortium to help improve and hopefully realign the assessment program in Missouri.