HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education will discuss applicants for the vacancy left by the stepping down of Kail Denison at their meeting on Monday.
Five people have expressed interest and will be considered. The applicants are:
Kevin Abbott
Valarie Gibson-Smith
Nicholas Hemphill
Heath Hensley
Gregory Johnson
Hemphill, Johnson, Gibson-Smith and Abbott all ran in the 2023 election cycle, with Hemphill receiving the most votes out of the four with 968 and Hemphill missed election as one of the top four vote-getters by just 79 votes.
Hemphill's total is at least 100 votes more than received by Abbott, Gibson-Smith or Johnson last November.
The discussion is to fill the remaining portion of Denison's term, which is about two years. The Board is not required to fill the vacancy.
Monday's meeting is at 6 p.m. in the Administration Center, 1520 N. Plum.
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