(KMZA)--The Nemaha Central Board of Education accepted several resignations during their final meeting of the 2015-16 school year last week. 

Marcia Philbrick, who has been with the district for 40 years, will be retiring after serving in a variety of positions at the high school. Most recently, she was over the media center, technology integration specialist and over saw the Power School and State reporting systems.

Her husband, Michael Philbrick, will also be retiring after 42 years with the district. He was in the Science department at the high school and most recently taught Physics, Computer Applications and Principles of Engineering.

Also turning in her resignation was high school counselor, Briana Evans.  Evans has held the position for ten years and was the middle school English teacher for the nine years prior to that .  She will be working for the Sabetha High School as counselor next school year.

Special Education Director, Amy Haussler, will be working in the same capacity with the Holton district next year.  Haussler has been director for four years at Nemaha Central.

A contract was approved for Shana Steinlage to fill the vacancy left by Haussler.  Steinlage has been a special education teacher with the coop since 2013 and has worked in the Frankfort schools.

Other hires approved were: Rosemary Burt as school psychologist from August through December; Nikki Heiman, from part-time to full-time special education teacher; Brett Brack as IT specialist; and Connie Detweiler as part-time  Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School para.