By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

The advisory board for the Hays-West Central Kansas Co-op has recommended to not renew the contract of its special education director.

Raj Sharma was named as the director of the coop on July 1, 2016. Contracts for Hays school district administrative staff are discussed in February each year.

The school board will vote on the recommendation at its next meeting on Feb. 12.

Sharma was the special education director in Wellington before taking the job in Hays.

The co-op covers the Hays, Ellis, La Crosse and Victoria school districts.

The contracts for Superintendent John Thissen and Assistant Superintendent Shanna Dinkel will also be up for review on Feb. 12. Thissen has recommended renewal of Dinkel’s contract. Dinkel was also appointed as assistant superintendent as of July 1, 2016.

Thissen’s contract will be reviewed by the school board. He has asked to be moved from a two-year contract to a one-year contract to be parallel with the other administrative staff.