By Jolene Farley
Jil Vaughn officially begins her duties as district administrator at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary on Aug. 13, filling the elementary principal position vacated by Kim Grengs.
Vaughn has worked for the district as speech and language pathologist for the past 14 years. In addition to her other duties, sheÕs tackled the position of special education coordinator the last two school years.
Vaughn has a master's degree in speech pathology from the University of South Dakota. Although Vaughn has no elementary principal licensure she intends to work toward that goal, which requires an extra two to three years of education.
When asked if she had any changes planned, Vaughn said, "We have great programs already, so I will just continue with the programs."
Vaughn and her husband, Brad, have three children, Taylor, 8, Brady, 7, and Cooper, 3. Originally from Sioux Falls, they currently live on an acreage west of Hills.