(KAIR)--The search will soon begin to fill vacancies in the Atchison County Schools, following resignations accepted during Monday night's meeting of the Board of Education.

Among them was that of Head Football Coach Ryan Kelly.

USD 377 Superintendent Steve Wiseman told MSC News Kelly made the decision because there was no additional position available for him in the district. “We just didn't have an opening for him that met his training and his expertise in the classroom,” Wiseman told MSC news “He was offered a job in another district where they had an opening, and he had to do what was best for him and his family.”

Wiseman said the task of finding a new High School Spanish teacher will also have to happen, following the resignation of Sally Hardy. “That'll be difficult to fill,” Wiseman said. “We just know that from experience with area school districts.”

Other resignations accepted by the Board of Education Monday included Junior/Senior High Language Arts Teacher Alicia Cattrell and 3rd Grade Elementary Teacher Krisha Smith.

All of the resignations are effective at the end of the current school year.