Health insurance for faculty and staff at Northwest R-V Schools will remain with the Ozark Schools Benefits Association for a second year.

The district’s board of education approved renewing with the consortium at the Wednesday, Feb. 18 meeting. Supt. Dr Amy Fagg says the district will see its cost per employee increase next year by $59 to $561. The board also adopted the calendar for next school year, which will see classes begin Tuesday, Aug. 25. Lastly, the board approved a pair of facility projects at the high school in Hughesville. Fagg says the district completed maintenance work on the gravel parking lot and addressed drainage issues around the building’s foundation.

The Northwest R-V school board will next meet March 18.