North Lawrence School Board Approves Personnel Changes

Last updated on Tuesday, April 29, 2014

(BEDFORD) - Among the personnel changes addressed by North Lawrence school board members last week were the following:

Board members granted leaves for:

Deanne Blackburn, BNL business instructor, beginning April 28 and continuing through the end of the current school year
Elizabeth Butterfield, Bedford Middle School sixth-grade teacher, beginning April 17 and continuing through the end of the current school year
Kathy Delaplane, Joint Services case conference coordinator, beginning May 14 and continuing through the end of the current school year
Judith Fields, Oolitic Middle School social studies teacher, beginning March 31 and continuing through the end of the current school year
Michael Grider, Lincoln Elementary custodian, beginning April 14 and continuing for about six weeks
Megan Mishler, Englewood special teacher, beginning April 1 and continuing through the end of the school year
Tammy Rhodes, Needmore Title 1 instructional assistant, beginning April 8 and continuing through the end of the current school year
Ashley Smith, Bedford Middle School sixth-grade teacher, beginning May 15 and continuing through the end of the current school year
Wanda Wever, Parkview Primary LPN, beginning March 13 and continuing for four to six weeks. This is a correction from the March 20 request

Resignations

Board members accepted resignations from:

Tammy Bailey, BNL study hall monitor, effective April 11
Kristen Bell, Joint Services temporary school psychologist, effective at the end of the current school year
Jeremy Crane, Bedford Middle School sixth-grade boys basketball coach and assistant football coach, effective April 16
Ann Garrison, Bedford Middle School Dance Team coach, effective April 14
Chelsea Gross, Joint Services resource instructor at Orleans effective at the end of the current school year
Misty Johnson, Oolitic Middle School seventh-grade cheer coach, effective March 31
Elizabeth Kile, BNL special education instructional assistant, effective May 30
Justin Pace, Oolitic Middle School co-assistant football coach, effective April 15
Jessica Robbins, Lincoln Elementary Prime Time instructional assistant, effective April 30
Donnie Thomas, Needmore boys/girls basketball coach, effective March 21
Robert Utley, co-varsity assistant football coach, effective April 21
Lacey Wagner, Oolitic Middle School dance coach, effective March 31
Tom Wilfong, Springville Elementary Title I instructional assistant, effective April 14
Brenda Yeary, Bedford Middle School volleyball coach, effective April 14
Brian Young, Shawswick Middle School volleyball coach, effective April 23

Adult education

Board members agreed to hire:

David McCart, North Lawrence Career Center welding teacher, effective April 21 through May 2

Extracurricular

Board members approved appointing:

Melissa Alvey, Bedford Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade co-cheer coach, effective for the 2014-2015 academic year
Jamie Hudson, two-year extension of boys head basketball coach contract
Ann Kern, Stalker Elementary dance coach, effective for the 2014-2015 academic year
Matt Olson, Springville Elementary girls basketball coach, effective for the 2014-2015 academic year
Olivia Thomas Webb, Bedford Middle School girls track coach, effective for the current school year

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