On March 20, 2023, the Board of Education approved Dr. Tim Hager as the interim HS Principal at Eminence R-I for the remainder of the Spring 2023 Semester. Dr. Hager will be on campus beginning the week of March 27.

Dr. Hager’s bio is as follows:

After a 30-year career in education, Dr. Tim Hager retired in 2018 as the Superintendent of the Iron Co.  C-4 (Viburnum) school district. Administratively, he served 16 years as a building principal & 9 as a district superintendent.

Since retirement, Dr. Hager has worked as a student teacher supervisor for SEMO and does educational consulting work for MASA. He also currently serves on the Three Rivers College Board of Trustees.