USD 480

LIBERAL — During its Jan. 18 regular board meeting, the Liberal USD 480 Board of Education named Renae Hickert as superintendent of schools.

Hickert has been serving as interim superintendent since mid-September and has worked in USD 480 since July 2012.

She has over 30 years of educational experience, which includes serving as a teacher and principal in southwest Kansas as well as superintendent in the Rural Vista school district.

Hickert received a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla., and received a master’s degree from Fort Hays State University.