Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield School board recently held its April meeting and reorganized.

Louise Causey and Vince Lockhart were sworn in to begin their terms on the school board. The board then elected the following officers:

Louise Causey – president

Trevor Pulley – vice president

Vince Lockhart – secretary

Scott Gibbs – treasurer

Riley Christian, Ashton White and Will Robison presented their regional History Day projects to the board. The three students have qualified to compete at the State History Day contest on April 27 in Columbia.

The board voted to extend the OPAA! contract through the 2019-20 school year.

Executive session

The board:

• accepted the resignation/retirement of Lori Vaughn and Rhonda Slaughter effective at the end of the 2018-19 school year.

• hired substitute teacher Samantha Huckeby.

• hired Samantha Huckeby as an elementary teacher for the 2019-20 school year.

• hired Ethan Huckeby as a high school science teacher for the 2019-20 school year.

• hired Che Jones as a special education teacher for the 2019-20 school year.

• hired both non certified staff and extracurricular staff for the 2019-20 school year.

Photo Submitted: Scott Gibbs swears Louise Causey and Vince Lockhart to officially begin their term on the Bloomfield School Board.