A large preschool expansion project, staffing for the coming year and a new bus topped action items at the Tuesday, May 18 meeting of the Haxtun School Board. Board members approved the pursuit of a $450,000 project to expand the two existing preschool rooms at the conclusion of the 2021-22 school year. The project has received just over $252,000 in grant funds thus far.

According to Superintendent Darcy Garretson, plans are to extended the two existing preschool rooms west towards the preschool playground to even the building at the back of the kitchen. Doing so will double classroom...