Although voting in a new superintendent was the highest-profile hire made by the Kingfisher Board of Education during its regular May meeting, it was far from the only one.

Dozens of certified personnel and support staff were rehired and three new employees were brought into the fold during the May 3 meeting.

The new hires included Laci Redwine as the district’s mental health counselor.

Redwine has served the district in the role on a contracted basis, but Superintendent Jason Sternberger said the need has arisen for it to be a full-time role.

Sternberger said Redwine’s salary will be paid through CARES Act money received by the district.

Also hired were Morgan Yost as a third grade teacher and Micah Mueggenborg to fill a kindergarten teacher opening.

Those hires were on top of the board approving Dr. Daniel Craig as the new superintendent. (Ed. note: See Wednesday, May 5, edition for story on Craig.)

Those moves were made unanimously after a 40-minute executive session.

The board also approved rehiring a laundry list of other staff members for 2021-22’s school year.

Certified personnel rehired were: Fay Barnett, Stephanie Bieren, Bridget Birdwell, Misty Blundell, Stan Blundell, Rhonda Bromlow, Kara Brueggen, Nicole Buck, Susan Campbell, Wendi Carter, Wyatt Carter, Sharon Clark, Lainey Coldren, Chris Combs, Suzanne Crow, Micah Daugherty, Cortney Deterding, Katelyn Dissinger, Tammy Duncan, Aniesa Edsall, Jane Erwin, Stephanie Farrell, Morgan Finley, Connie Gallupe, Lili Giles, Tyler Gradert, Jarren Graham, Teresa Geco, Danny Green, Melanie Green, Laurie Hagar, Stephanie Harper, T.J. Harris, Becky Hart, Jill Haub, Whitney Hauser, Makylah Henton, Dakota Horn, Mandy Horn, Rachel Ince, Samantha Ingram, Julie Jackson and Billee Karcher, Kurt Kaya, Coni Kitchens, Lara Kostka, Lacey Kuehn, Melody Kuehn, Mallory Kusik and Kerri Lafferty. Also, Jenny Laudwig, Paula

Leffingwell, Meggan Lunsford, Diann Magnus, Carla Marshall, Amanda Matthews, Mark Redwine, Melinda Rowan, Kara Mueggenborg, Jeff Myers, Jill Myers, Micah Nall, Sabrina Nault, Myranda Owens, Derek Patterson, Amy Pearson, Janet Pennington, Carina Ponce, Stuart Purintun, Lesley Redwine, Sheila Redwine, Jared Reese, Lindsay Reese, Libby Rother, Teneille Rother, Leah Seely, Kris Schaefer, Summer Scott, Michele Simon, Mariah Sinclair, Audra Smalley, Steffanie Stephenson, Tracy Stephenson, Jackie Sternberger, Michelle Stone, Tammy Themer, Kenneth Thompson, Megan Thormodsgard, Ashley Waeger, Liz Walter, Lauren Waterhouse, Rebecca Whiteman, Kara Winans, Heather Wittrock, Elizabeth Wood, Kaytlyn Woods and Nikki Young.

Retired teachers on yearly temporary contracts rehired were Doug Jech, Dr. A.J. Johnson and Kathy Kadavy.

Support personnel approved included administrative assistants April Askey, Teresa Fletcher, Janet Hood, Terri Layn, Heather Mercer, Heather Pringnitz, Shelly Watkins and Shasta Yost.

Aides included Barbara Baker, Shelley Belair, Mary Bonilla, Rita Buckner, Jillian Clayton, Leslie Click, Alicia Crawford, Tiffany Crawford, Karolina Davila, Stacey French, Nayeli Garcia, Lynne Hall, Josie Henry, Melissa Hill, Shondra Hoffman, Teri Hopkins, Jackie Jones, Jennifer Kirtley, Melissa Kiser, Kara Kraus, Erica Long, Monica Loper, Melba McLain, Santiago Mejia, Brittany Phillips, Bailey Price, Jordan Smith, Shane Soudek, Briana Stitt, Stacy Themer, Tara Varnell and Lisa Williams.

District bus drivers approved were Dakota Horn, Crisella Holmes, Sam McPherson, James Rowray, Pearl Underhill and Amy Wood.

Cafeteria employees rehired were Lissetthe De la Torre, Dena Garcia, Tammie Homier, Deborah Morse and Kristina Murphey.

Maintenance and custodial employees included Coye Altizer, Eugenia Altizer, Coquette Barrios, Natalie Branson, Patricia Celiz, Michael Clayton, Giorgina Enriquez, Sandra Esparza, Gabriela Gutierrez, Maria Gutierrez, Maria Jimenez and Danny Pflueger.

Central office employees approved were Dawn Tollefson, Pam Werner and Amy Woods.

Those in the IT department were Amanda Farris and Heath Price.

Three resignations were accepted: KHS Principal Todd Overstreet, high school science teacher Julie Rother and assistant girls basketball coach and aide Jennifer Pralle.

Overstreet earlier accepted the same position at Watonga High School.

Rother accepted a position with Okarche High School.