The Hartselle Board of Education is planning to hire a head custodian at Hartselle High School after the job description was approved Monday night.

School Superintendent Dr. Vic Wilson said the new high school is understaffed at the custodian position and needs a head custodian to oversee day-to-day operations and preventive maintenance.

“Right now, the custodians are doing the best that they can,” Wilson said. “They just don’t have enough custodians to adequately cover the entire facility. Plus, we need someone to keep up with preventive maintenance of the building so that it will save us money in the future.”

Wilson said he believes the head custodian will be able to meet the needs of the school “as long as we hire the right person.”

In other business, the board:

• Approved for the American Cancer Society Hartselle Relay for Life Committee to use J. P. Cain Stadium for the Hartselle Relay for Life Event May 9-10, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

• Approved for Hartselle High School to offer Driver’s Education classes during the summer of 2014.

• Approved the job description and salary schedule for head custodian.

• Approved for eighth grade social studies students from Hartselle Junior High School to travel to Nashville, Tenn., on April 4, to visit the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

• Approved the retirement of Melva Brown from the position of kindergarten teacher at Crestline Elementary School, effective May 24.

• Approved the retirement of Virginia Carden from the position of Title 1 reading teacher at F. E. Burleson Elementary, effective May 31.

• Approved the retirement of Jan Brewer from the position of kindergarten teacher at F. E. Burleson Elementary, effective May 31.

• Approved the retirement of Joe Weaver, from the position of assistant principal at Hartselle High School, effective July 1.

• Approved the retirement of Beverly Waldrop from the position of kindergarten teacher at F. E. Burleson Elementary School, effective May 31.

• Approved the resignation of Kim Pittman as swim coach at Hartselle High School.

• Hired Kevin Crawley to fill the position of custodian, based at the Central Office.

• Hired Anita Monk to fill the position of bookkeeper at F. E. Burleson Elementary School.

• Hired Nicole McDonald to be approved as a long-term substitute teacher to fill the position vacated by a retiring special education teacher at F. E. Burleson Elementary School.

• Approved for Benny Perrin to be a volunteer baseball coach with Hartselle High School.