Havre schools hire 9

The Havre Public School Board of Trustees approved Monday the hiring of nine additional school personnel.

“For the first time this year, we’re finally fully staffed with paraprofessionals,” Superintendent Andy Carlson said after yesterday’s school board meeting.

A paraprofessional educator, or a para, is a teaching-related position within a school. The para is usually responsible for specialized or concentrated assistance for students in elementary and secondary schools.

Tammy Lafond, Lincoln-McKinley Primary School para, and Nicole Cartwright, Havre Middle School para, were the two paraprofes...