By CRISTINA JANNEY

Hays Post

The Hays USD 489 school board is set to discuss its search for a new superintendent at its meeting at 6:30 tonight at Rockwell Administration Center.

Superintendent John Thissen gave his letter of resignation to the board on Oct. 19. He will finish out his current contract, which runs through June 30.

Thissen cited personal reasons for his resignation.

ECC project

The board also will review its timeline for a renovation project for the Oak Park Medical Plaza. The complex will be renovated for the Early Childhood Connections program.

The district is currently in a protest period for the financing on the project. That period is set to end on Sunday, Nov. 25.

The district approved $2 million in financing for the purchase of the building on Oct. 15. The district will pay back the lease-purchase agreement $216,000 per year for 10 years.

The district has received a $1.47 million federal grant for the renovation of the property.