Minutes of August 28, 2023 Board of Education Meeting

Members Present

Dr. Archer
Mrs. Austin
Mr. Babikian
Mr. Baxter
Mrs. DeForest
Mr. Gross
Mr. Al-Mudamgha (Student Board Member)

Members Absent

Mrs. James Murad
Ms. McKenney
Mr. Zoghby

Administration Present

Dr. Smith. Superintendent
Mr. Reyes, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Franz, Assistant Superintendent

Mr. Gross called the Board Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Office.

Approve Superintendent’s Personnel Recommendations, Substitute Re-Appointments and New Substitute Appointments

Mrs. DeForest moved and Mr. Babikian seconded the motion to approve the Superintendent’s Personnel Recommendations, Substitute Re-Appointments and New Substitute Appointments. 

Motion carried. (6-0-0)

Superintendent’s Personnel Recommendations

INSTRUCTIONAL

Appointments

Name and position:  Joshua Frank, Regular Substitute K-6 Classroom Teacher, replacing: A. Bishop

  • Location: Moses DeWitt Elementary School
  • Salary: $51,804.00 (B1)
  • Certification: Initial Early Childhood Education B-2
  • Effective: August 30, 2023 – June 30, 2024

Name and position: John Lembeck, Regular Substitute Science Teacher, replacing S. Levesque and A. Endreny

  • Location: Middle School
  • Salary: $57,166.00 (B6)
  • Certification: Initial Earth Science 5-9, in progress
  • Effective: August 30, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Extra Duty Assignment – Extended Teaching – High School – 2023-2024

Name, assignment and stipend:

  • Richard Adler, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Hank Cline, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Charles Clinton, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Joseph DeChick, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Joseph Goldberg, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Jeffrey Ike, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Jeffrey Ike, Bus Supervision, $1,286.00
  • Michael Keenan, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Colleen Kenney, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Paul LeBlanc, Lunch Duty, $1,39.00
  • Margaret McBurney, Bus Supervision, $1,286.00
  • Meghan McGee, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Mark McIntyre, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Connie Myers, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Hayley Nies, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Lori Pratt, Bus Supervision, $1,286.00
  • Sabrina Scott, Bus Supervision, $1,286.00
  • Larry Stroh, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Eugene Sul, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Larry Vielhauer, Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
Extra Duty Assignment – Extended Teaching – Middle School – 2023-2024

Name, assignment and stipend:

  • Megan Capone, Grade 8 Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Ken Kline, Grade 5 Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
  • Amaru Pareja, Grade 7 Lunch Duty, $1,839.00
Resignations

Name, assignment, location, and effective date:

  • Katharina Singletary, K-6 Classroom Teacher, Jamesville Elementary, August 31, 2023

NONINSTRUCTIONAL

Appointments

Name, position, location, salary and effective date:

  • Raymond Card, Bus Cleaner, Transportation Dept., $14.20/hr. August 7, 2023
  • Ariella Goldberg, P/T Teacher Aide, Tecumseh Elementary, $15.20/hr., September 5, 2023, replacing H. Doss
  • Emma Kesselring, Teacher Aide, 52-week probationary appointment, Moses DeWitt, $15.20/hr., September 5, 2023, new position
  • Samantha Mellan, Teacher Aide, 52-week probationary appointment, Middle School, $15.20/hr., September 5, 2023, replacing J. Kielbasa
  • Janette Sampsell, Teacher Aide, 52-week probationary appointment, Moses DeWitt, $15.20/hr., September 5, 2023, replacing J. Holder
  • Reginald Stepp, Substitute Bus Driver, Transportation, $25.00/hr., August 29, 2023
  • Michael Sylvia, Substitute Bus Driver, Transportation, $25.00/hr., August 29, 2023
  • John Wheeler, Substitute Custodian, Custodial Department, $15.00/hr., September 5, 2023
Change in Status – 2023-2024 School Year

Name, position, location, reason and effective date:

  • Christina Lopez, School Secretary, High School, $18.50/hr., contractual adjustment for continuing employee, July 2, 2023
  • Amber Schmitt, School Secretary, High School, $18.50/hr., contractual adjustment for continuing employee, July 2, 2023

At 7:02 p.m., Mrs. Austin moved and Mr. Baxter seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried. (6-0-0).

Respectfully submitted,

 

Brian Bartlett
Clerk of the Board

BOARD APPROVED:   September 18, 2023