CONWAY — There are going to be a lot of new faces in classrooms across the Conway School District this fall. The Conway School Board spent 57 minutes at its June 25 meeting just on personnel with 28 changes ranging from hirings to retirements, and there were another 27 personnel changes on the agenda for Monday night, including three late resignations of teachers at the high school.
On June 14, longtime district employees retired representing 372 and a half years of service to the district.
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