School board approves donation, personnel changes
Brown County School Board of Trustees approved the following June 7:
- The elementary school handbook for 2018-2019 school year. It will be used at all three elementary schools.
- An $1,800 donation to Brown County High School athletics from National Football League Alumni. This money will be used for the football program.
- Hiring Savannah Lovins and Michael Harman to work as technology support for the summer of 2018 for $10 per hour, not to exceed 105 hours. They will help set up tablets for kindergarten through seventh-grade students, who will each have their own devices next school year.
- The Brown County YMCA to use a bus from the Brown County Schools Transportation Department for their summer day camp program on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 2. All costs will be reimbursed to BCS by the Y.
- Amending specifications for transportation contracts, changing “age of bus” to mean the date the bus was titled and not the date the bus was built. This was done so that drivers wouldn’t have to buy new buses before the current contract ends. This amendment is in place until this contract ends.
- Transferring the after-school care program for students at Helmsburg Elementary School and Brown County Intermediate School from the Brown County YMCA back to each respective school for the 2018-2019 school year.
- Superintendent Laura Hammack attending State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick’s STEM Delegation with the Indiana Department of Education to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 4. All expenses are being paid for by the Regional Opportunities Initiative grant.
- Appointing Sarah Cochran, Brown County Junior High School English language arts teacher, to complete necessary BCJHS library work during the summer of 2018, $25 per hour, not exceed 100 hours. This will be paid for by the ROI Ready Schools Implementation grant. Cochran will move the school’s library and catalog all the books.
- Separating HES preschool teacher Caroline Muller, effective June 5. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCHS science teacher Paige Kessler, effective May 21. This was not a termination. Christopher Driver was appointed to replace her, full-time with benefits, $38,000 per year, bachelor’s level 1. Driver also will coach freshman boys basketball for a $2,606 stipend as a replacement for Kevin Roush.
- Separating Sprunica Elementary School special education paraprofessional Holly Sanders, effective at the end of this school year. This was not a termination.
- Separating SES special education paraprofessional Megan Niles, effective at the end of this school year. This was not a termination.
- Separating SES principal Abbie Oliver, effective June 30. This was not a termination. BCHS principal Shane Killinger was appointed to replace her, $91,500 per year, 210 days, effective July 1. To replace Killinger, Matt Stark was appointed as high school principal, $106,658 per year, 240 days, with a one-time stipend to cover moving expenses, effective July 1.
- Separating SES after-school care assistant Rachel Huddleston, effective June 5. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCHS custodian Audrey Shambaugh, effective June 1. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCJHS cafeteria worker Jenifer Terry, effective June 1. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCIS fifth and sixth-grade volleyball coach Eric Fohl, effective June 7. This was not a termination.
- Appointing BCJHS vocal music teacher Daniel Lyng, full-time with benefits, $39,200 per year, master’s level 1, 184 days per year, effective Aug. 6. He is a replacement for Mary Pearson.
- Appointing BCJHS seventh-grade girls basketball coach Kevin Roush, effective Aug. 8, $2,234 stipend. He is a replacement for Joey Treesh.
- Appointing BCHS special education teacher Ashley Hendee, full-time with benefits, $39,200 per year, master’s level 1, 184 days per year, effective Aug. 8. She is a replacement for Margo Seastrom.
- Appointing BCHS varsity boys basketball assistant coach Brandon Carlson, effective Aug. 8, $3,324 stipend. He is a replacement for Bryce Boyer.
- Appointing BCHS Spanish teacher Teresa Hendey, full-time with benefits, $43,600 per year, bachelor’s level 8, effective Aug. 6. She is a replacement for Alyssa Bontrager.
- Transferring SES first-grade teacher Amy Gordon to SES science teacher. She is a replacement for Karen Kirby.
- Transferring HES paraprofessional Sindy Woolems to HES and SES physical education teacher, $15.25 per hour, effective Aug. 6. She is a replacement for Bryce Boyer.
- Transferring BCHS custodian Kelly Rudd to BCHS head custodian, $14.50 per hour, effective June 4, as a replacement for Linda Baker.
- Transferring BCHS part-time custodian Penny McGuire to BCHS full-time custodian with benefits, effective June 4, as a replacement for Kelly Rudd.
