COFFEYVILLE — A retired school teacher and administrator from the Topeka school system will be the new head principal at Field Kindley High School for the 2010-11 school year.

USD 445 Board of Education members on Monday gave approval to the hiring of James Dodge of Topeka to be the Field Kindley principal, replacing Ben Smith, who resigned to accept a principal’s position in Abilene, Kan.
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Two USD 445 athletic coaches had their coaching contracts terminated by the USD 445 Board of Education in a four and a half hour meeting Monday night.

The board considered the termination of coaching contracts for Rich Giesen and Jimmy Littleford after a locker room  incident was reported to school administrators at the end of the 2009 football season.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

COFFEYVILLE — Coffeyville’s chief school official is not commenting on the status of two Field Kindley High School coaches who have been asked to resign their coaching duties this week.

Dr. Robert Morton, USD 445 superintendent, said he would not comment on the status of Rich Giesen, FKHS head football coach, and Jimmy Littleford, FKHS assistant football coach. According to some students at Field Kindley, both coaches were asked to resign their coaching duties effective Tuesday of this week. Should the two coaches not resign their coaching duties, they would face termination, the students told the Montgomery County Chronicle.

Even though Morton is not commenting on the matter, the issue is expected to be discussed at a special school board meeting next Monday night, Nov. 23. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., in the Community Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room.
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