(KNZA)--The Hiawatha USD 415 Board of Education accepted the resignation of High School Principal Andrew Gaddis during a special meeting Tuesday morning and agreed to waive his late resignation penalty.
Gaddis, who is just completing his third year as principal, has been hired as the new superintendent of Effingham USD 377.
The Board voted to hire Alan Jeffery as interim principal for the 2017-18 school year. Jeffery previously served 7 years as principal at Hiawatha High School before resigning at the end of the 2013-2014 school year.
Brent Krauter, who currently serves as a social studies teacher at the high school, was hired as assistant athletic director for the 2017-18 school year.
The Board also accepted the resignations of Hiawatha Elementary School para-educator Stacy Jasper and High School Administrative Assistant Caroline Kunkel.
In other action, the Board approved the purchase and installation of a new refrigerator and freezer at the Hiawatha Middle School at a total cost of nearly $12,000 ( $11,747).
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