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Mercer School names Kopka superintendent

By TOM LAVENTURE

tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com

MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Public School Board approved contracts for the superintendent and special education director on Monday.

Sheri Kopka, who has served as the interim school superintendent since June 2019, accepted a two-year contract offered from the board that is effective July 1 through June 30, 2022. The decision follows the resignation of former district administrator Erik Torkelson in June after a year on long-term medical leave.

The board reached an agreement on a contract with Kopka to become the district administrator going forward,...