After two years as superintendent of the Dawson school system in Welch, Layne Sheets is leaving to become superintendent of the Jayton-Girard school district at Jayton.
After completing a required 21-day waiting period since naming Sheets as their sole finalist for the position, the Jayton-Girard school district officially named Sheets their new superintendent on Tuesday evening.
He is expected to make the move sometime during the next few weeks.
Dawson school board members had been scheduled to accept Sheets’ resignation during their regular meeting his past Monday. Sheets opted not to submit that resignation, however, until after final action and agreement by the ...