H-BC enters new school year with full teaching staff

The Hills-Beaver Creek School District filled the last of its open teaching positions for the 2023-24 school year at Monday night’s meeting.
Board members approved a contract with April Prohl as full-time secondary special education teacher at a salary of $44,970.
The board hired Paul Opheim as full-time secondary agriculture teacher and FFA adviser with required license approval. His salary will be $50,388.
In a special board session Friday, Aug. 4, board members approved Tyson Metzger as full-time English language arts and science teacher. His salary is $55,000.
The new hires replace teachers who resigned over the summer.
Randi Oftedahl resigned as middle school science and social studies teacher, Kale Wiertzema as special education teacher and head boys’ basketball coach, and Cloey Anderson as ag teacher, whose contract the board decided not to renew in May.
In other personnel business at their Monday meeting, board members:
•assigned Chad Rauk as head boys’ basketball coach, Tyson Metzger as assistant boys’ basketball coach, and Lydia Scruggs as assistant varsity volleyball coach.
•accepted the resignation of Courtney Kruger as assistant volleyball coach and Arlen Leenderts as bus driver, effective Sept. 1.
•assigned Mark Top as morning bus route driver.