WILLIAMSON – Professional and personnel matters including employment, transfers, leaves of absence, retirement and other actions were reviewed by the Mingo County Board of Education at its regular meeting Tuesday.

The personnel lists, preapproved by the state Board of Education, contained some resassignments of teachers for the 2009-2010 school year, and receommendations for rehiring of probationary personnel for the next school term.

Some contracts of employment for professional and service probationary personnel will not be renewed, effective at the end of the 2008-2009 school year.

Assistant School Superintendent and Title I Director Randy Keathley reported that vacancies in various teaching positions will be posted soon.

The list shows that three well-known school system educators have plans to retire in June.

#Deborah Harris, director of Curriculum for Mingo County schools, is retiring effective June 30, 2009.

Margaret Fletcher, principal of Burch Elementary School at Delbarton, is retiring June 9, 2009.

A Gilbert High School teacher, LaDonna Auvil, is retiring effective March 23, 2009.

Other actions involving professional personnel include the following:

Under the Regular program, the following transfers were approved:

Tom Preece, from Social Studies teacher at Lenore K-8 School to Early Interventionist at Dingess Elementary, pending receipt of authorization, effective March 3.

– Transfers effective at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 school term include:

Barbara J. Burke, from teacher at Burch Elementary to Grade 4 teacher at Lenore K-8; Gordon Carter, from teacher at Gilbert High to teacher of Special Education (MMI/SLD/BD), Matewan Middle; Justin Endicott, from teacher at Gilbert Elementary to Grade 2 teacher at Riverside Elementary.

#Marsha Justice, from teacher at Matewan Elementary to Grade 3 teacher at Lenore K-8; Krystal Logan, from teacher at Burch Elementary to Grade 3 teacher at Riverside Elementary; Wilma Steele, from teacher at Gilbert High to Grade 2 teacher at Lenore K-8.

– Scheduled for reassignment at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year are the following:

Tameria Buchanan, from Grade 5 to Kindergarten teacher, Gilbert Elementary; Martha Jane Carter, from Reading First Mentor teacher to Grade 3-4 teacher at Burch Elementary; Manya Clusky, from Special Education to Grade 4 teacher, Matewan Elementary; Virginia Conley, from Grade 2 to Grade 3 teacher, Matewan Elementary.

Carletta Copley, from Kindergarten to Grade 1 teacher, Riverside Elementary; Janet Damron, from Grade I to Grade 2-3 teacher, Dingess Elementary; Amy Fletcher, from Kindergarten to Grade 2 teacher, Burch Elementary; Susan Moore, from Grade 1 to Grade 3 teacher, Lenore K-8.

#– Contracts of employment for the following probationary personnel will not be renewed at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 school year:

Jamieson Braddock, Patricia Brown, Amanda Cline, Sherry Copley, Randall Crum, Jaimie Curry, Heather Davis, Mariana Elkins, Loren Fletcher, Teresa McCoy, Scarlette Moore, Danny Patierno, Sandy Pinson, Jenna Reed, Tammy Salmons, Lucy Stacy, Alivia Sturgill and Lisa Vance.

– Granted medical leaves of absence (unless otherwise designated) and the effective dates in 2009 were the following teachers:

Kristie Ball, Matewan Elementary, Jan. 13 to June 9; Elaine Booten, Matewan Middle, Jan. 30 to Feb. 2; Teresa Cline, Other leave of absence, Gilbert High, Jan. 5, 7 and 8; Teresa Cline, Gilbert High, Jan. 26; Elizabeth Justice, extended medical leave, Williamson Middle and High schools, Feb. 23 to Aug. 22; David McCoy, Matewan Middle, Dec. 29, 2008 to June 11, 2009.

#Elaine Booten, Matewan Middle, March 4-5; Donna Ellis, Gilbert Elementary, March 5 (half day) and March 6; Allison Kate Endicott, Birth/Adoption/Infant Bonding leave of absence, Gilbert High, Jan. 3 to June 9; Rosa Tilley, Family leave of absence, Gilbert elementary, March 11 through March 27.

Under the Extra-Curricular/Extra-Duty program, the following actions were approved:

Pedro Ledger, resignation from boys’ basketball coach, and Rose Ledger, resignation from girls’ basketball coach, both at Lenore K-8, March 3; Gehrig Justice, resigned from assistant football coach, Gilbert High, March 17; Larry Maynard, employed as Zero-Compensation assistant softball coach, Burch High, April 8, and Donna Palazzolo, employed as Yearbook sponsor, Kermit K-8, March 11.

Employed as teachers for the Credit Recovery Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m., on an as/if needed basis at the rate of $25 per hour were Mary Beth Fields and Mary Hale, Burch High, and Bessie Hunt, Williamson High. The employments are effective April 8 for the remainder of the 2008-2009 school year.

#Steven Fullen was employed as Homebound teacher effective March 3.

Employed as substitute teachers as of March 16, pending CIB and FBI clearance with continued employment contingent upon issuance of appropriate certification credential were: Melinda Rebecca Dotson, Michelle Lester, Rhonda Newsome and April Pinson. Sharon Millirones and Ashlie Pigman were employed as substitute teachers under the same conditions, effective April 8.

• Also under the Regular program, the following probationary personnel were recommended to be rehired as teachers for the 2009-2010 school year:

Gilbert Elementary: Alex Blankenship, Health and Physical Education; Walter Cline, Special Education; Fred Huffman, Art; Rosa Tilley, Early Literacy.

Williamson Middle: Carmen Bolen, English and Social Studies; Elizabeth Oldendick, Grade 5; Tammy Smith, Grade 5.

#Burch High: Rick Borders, Social Studies; Linda Farley, Math; Tonya Slone, Social Studies; Diana Wellman, Special Education; Pam Slone, Math.

Dingess Elementary: Stella Brumfield, Kindergarten.

Matewan Elementary: Deborah Coleman, Grade 4; Leslie Hackney, Preschool Handicapped.

Riverside Elementary, Williamson: Mitzi Cross, Grade 2; Kimberly Estep, Grade 3.

Gilbert High: Kristen Dingess, Biology; Allison Kate Endicott, Music.

Matewan High: Adam Eggleston, Music; Charles Murphy, Social Studies.

Kermit K-8: Kathy Hunt, Grade 4; Jeff Varney, English.

Tug Valley High: Linda Lee, Math; Bruce Smith, Physical Education; Jeremy Smith, Biology; Greg Wireman, Art.

Burch Elementary: Kyrstyn Noe, Special Education; Melissa Webb, Grade 1.

Lenore K-8: Ashley Poore, English; Mary J. Rayburn, Art; Lisa Yates, Art; Billie Jo May, Special Education.

#Mingo County Career Center: Daniel Sizemore, Hospitality and ProStart.

Other probationary personnel recommended to be rehired include:

Ralph Pyszkowski, counselor, Williamson High and Middle schools; Jeff Reynolds, Homebound teacher, Mingo County schools; Loida Crum, teacher of Spanish in Grades 7-8 at Kermit K-8 and Lenore K-8 schools; Theresa Hanshaw, instructional coach, Lenore K-8; Brian Hatfield, occupational therapist; and Glenda Odell, certified occupational therapist assistant.

• The following probationary personnel were recommended to be rehired for the 2009-2010 school year, contingent upon meeting certification renewal requirements:

Kelli Burnett and Helen Dingess, as school nurses for Mingo County schools; Megan Dotson, as speech assistant, for county schools; Counselors, Bryna Jewell, Tug Valley High; Jordan Ooten, Dingess Elementary and Kermit K-8; Kasey Tackett, Burch High; Missy Thornsbury, Burch Elementary; and Peggy Wolford, Riverside Elementary and Matewan Grade; and Michael Williamson, LPN instructor, Mingo County Career Center.

#Teachers:

Gilbert High: Joseph Clusky, Health, Physical Education and Driver’s Education; Brandy Dean, Health and Physical Education; and Terrence Soltesz, Music. Mingo County Career Center: Maxine Colegrove, Health Occupations; Matewan Middle: Sarah Dahlstein, Music.

Burch Elementary: Jeremy Davis, Grade 3; James Fraley, Special Education; Tammy Preece, Grade 2.

Tug Valley High: Lorraine Davis, English; Joseph Emerson, Math; Sara Rose, English.

Dingess Elementary: Marsha Deskins, Preschool Handicapped.

Lenore K-8: Tami Guz, Music; Lydia Maynard, Kindergarten; Natasha Ooten, Math and Science; Deborah Starr, Grade 6.

Williamson Middle: Pam Hager, Grade 6; Teresa Melanie Hall, Social Studies and Science.

Mingo County schools: Chris Harris, Spanish; James Saunders, Alternative Education; Patricia Waters, Spanish.

#Matewan High: Melissa Hunt, Special Education; Kimberly Totten, Biology and Chemistry; Shawana Williamson, English.

Burch High: Ted Kinder, Health and Physical Education; Wesley Moore, Social Studies and Physical Education; and Kelly Mahon, English (pending CIB and FBI clearance with continued employment contingent upon issuance of appropriate certification credential).

Matewan Elementary: Deanna Maynard, Grade 3; Kermit K-8: Donna Palazzolo, Science (Grades 5-8); Riverside Elementary: Jennifer Sparks, Special Education.

Service personnel:

Contracts of employment for the following probationary personnel will not be renewed, effective at the end of the 2008-2009 school year:

Lori Brewer, Aide/Autism Mentor; Ronnie Brewer, handyman; Wanda Browning, cook; Sarah Chapman, aide; John Criddle, aide; Karen Curry, aide; Tammy Dove, aide/autism-mentor; Rainella Ellis, aide/autism mentor; Julius Hatcher, aide; Sharron Hill, aide; Lora Hinkle, cook;

#Mose Hite, custodian; Serena McGuire, aide/autism mentor; Jamie Murphy, handyman; Lisa Napier, cook; Cynthia Rose, custodian; Angie Sheppard, aide; Joyce Slone, cook; Andrea Steele, aide/autism mentor (2008-09) and aide (2009-2010), and Deanna Sturgell, custodian.

All other probationary personnel not included in the above list shall be reassigned to the positions held at the time of the board of education meeting April 7, contingent upon meeting certification renewal requirements, if required (for instance, bus operators).

The personnel list reviewed by the board at that meeting pertains to transfer of the unassigned effective at the conclusion of the current school term. This list includes the following: Ladeen Colegrove, Myrtle Dillon, Deborah Hall, Ruth Kirk, Martha Maynard and Kathy Rutledge, aides; Patricia Dickerson, custodian, and Mary McDonald, cook.

#Under the Regular program, Ira Timothy Wellman was employed as mechanic assistant for Mingo County schools, effective March 16, 2009.

Under the Extra-Curricular program, James R. Tuley resigned as bus operator for the After-School Run to Tug Valley High School, effective March 12. Three persons identified as Joan Crawford, Jackie Hundley and Lucille Kirk were employed as First Aid/CPR instructors at the rate of $10 per hou, based upon the number of hours determined by the director of transportation, for a maximum of four training sessions during the school year, effective March 23, 2009.

The following were granted medical leaves of absence:

Janie Canterbury, custodian, Lenore K-8, Jan. 12 to Feb. 11; Judy DeFoe, bus operator, Tug Valley area, Jan. 13 to March 1; Deborah Hall, aide, Lenore K-8, Feb. 16 to May 8, 2009; Tonda Hutchinson, Custodian III, Lenore K-8, Feb. 16 to June 19; Gracie May, bus operator, Tug Valley area, March 11-16; Tonja McCloud, Cook II, Kermit K-8, Jan. 6 to March 2; Vada Ooten, aide, Lenore K-8, Aug. 21, 2008 to Jan. 14, 2009; Gary Troute, custodian, Matewan High, Jan. 19 to Feb. 16; Ruth Kirk, aide, Riverside Elementary, March 3-26; Vivian Livingood, extended medical leave from secretary for Mingo County schools, from March 23 to Aug. 24, 2009; and Debbie C. Moore, family leave of absence from Auditor/Accountant III, Mingo County schools, from Feb. 18 to May 15, 2009.