Mary Ann Jobst has been part of the Clay Central/Everly family for 33 years teaching Title 1 reading and math. Recently, she was asked by the district to go back to school to get her ESL endorsement so CC/E could serve a new population of students.

"I accepted the challenge and completed my Master's Degree at Morningside College," she said. "I have been the ESL instructor for the past five years at CC/E."

Jobst and her husband, retired CC/E science teacher Roger Jobst, moved to Royal after he filled the vacant high school science teacher position.

"When we arrived at Royal, the administr...