Haxtun BOE hires Holly Kurtzer to teach K-12 art; community survey remains open through December

The Haxtun Board of Education held a quick special meeting last week to hire a new kindergarten through 12th grade art teacher. The vacancy comes following the resignation of Sara Martinez who submitted her resignation effective the end of December.

The meeting opened at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29 and as their only item of business, board members voted to hire Holly Kurtzer as the new K-12 art teacher in Haxtun. Kurtzer will resume art classes for students when they return to the classroom from holiday break the first week of January.

For the second consecutive week, the Haxtun Board of Edu...