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At the March 3 meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education, a new superintendent of schools was hired. The decision to hire William Hosaflook was unanimous.
With a recently created central office position, Pam Crites will oversee COVID cases related to schools, including making any trace contacts.
Suzette Lowe As a result of the Jackson County Board of Education’s decision at the May 6 meeting, class size for grades kindergarten-3 will be reduced to no more than 17 students. Superintendent Blaine Hess and Assistant Superintendent Jay Carnell explained this change was made possible by funding source changes. “We are able to use Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ESSERF) for this,” said Hess. “This stimulus money will go to good use in adding additional positions and keeping others.” The premise behind lowering class size according to Hess is “to recaptur...