Interim USD 489 Superintendent Dean Katt attended his first school board work session Monday night.

Although Katt moved to Hays from Ottawa, he spent a portion of his youth in Ellis, graduated from Fort Hays State University, and has been a teacher and administrator in several western Kansas schools, including Esbon, Deerfield, Holcomb and Scott City.

His 13-month contract began September 1:

You can find out more about how Katt views his temporary job on an upcoming edition of  “The Forum” with host Gary Shorman on Eagle Community TV Channel 14.