Potosi School District board approves new teachers, dual‑enrollment requests and facility use for VBS

The Potosi School District Board of Education approved multiple personnel hires, student dual‑enrollment requests and a facility use request during its June 3, 2026 regular meeting at the Keith C. Livens Auditorium.

The board approved the recommendation to hire Amaya Tholkes as a high school special education teacher. The motion was made by Craig Bierman and seconded by Peggy Udelhoven; it passed unanimously, 5-0. The board also approved the recommendation to hire Elizabeth Kunkel as a fifth‑grade teacher on a motion by Peggy Udelhoven, seconded by Jen Richardson; that motion passed 5-0.

Trustees voted to approve Start College Now (Early College Credit) requests for the 2026–27 school year. The motion to approve the Start College Now requests was moved by Peggy Udelhoven and seconded by Jen Richardson; it passed 5-0. The minutes record approval but do not list individual student names or course details.

The board granted facility use for a Vacation Bible School program on Sunday, Aug. 2 through Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. Approved spaces included the auditorium, art room, library, cafeteria and the elementary playground. Craig Bierman moved the facility‑use motion; Ben Gavinski seconded and the vote was 5-0.

Administrative reports were listed on the agenda from PK‑12 Principal Mike Uppena and District Administrator Kurt Cohen; the minutes record their reports on the agenda but do not provide substantive detail in the published minutes. No public input was recorded during the meeting.

The meeting record shows routine procedural approvals earlier in the session: the board approved the May 6, 2026 regular and executive meeting minutes and current expenditures by roll call vote, each by 5-0 margins.

The board adjourned at 7:47 p.m.; the minutes were signed by Craig Bierman, board clerk.