Bluffton Schools interviewing middle school principal candidates

UPDATED 5:40 P.M. MAY 8 WITH AGENDA INFORMATION

By Paula Scott

The board of the Bluffton Exempted Village School District is holding a special meeting for the purpose of interviewing candidates for middle school principal.

The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9 in the Elementary School media center, 102 S. Jackson St., Bluffton. The board will go into executive session to interview candidates.

The special meeting agenda is attached. Items for approving the resignation of Bluffton Middle School principal Josh Kauffman and, if needed, to approve a 3-year contract for a new principal effective August 1, 2023 are listed.

Bluffton Middle School Principal Josh Kauffman has accepted the position of High School Principal at Hardin-Northern in Dola. Kauffman had one year remaining on his contract when he submitted a letter of resignation to the school board. He has been middle school principal since September 2019.

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