Staff changes approved by school board
The Brown County School Board of Trustees approved the following personnel changes on Sept. 16, Oct. 14, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4:
- Separating Sprunica Elementary School paraprofessional Heather Glover, effective Aug. 8. This was not a termination.
- Separating SES paraprofessional Felicia Branson, effective Sept. 16. This was not a termination.
- Separating Brown County Schools corporation nurse Holly Gordon, effective Oct. 1. This was not a termination.
- Appointing Brown County High Schools girls assistant soccer coach Noel Ramirez, group 10, $767.50 split stipend, effective Aug. 31. This is a replacement for Carlie Salisbury.
- Appointing BCHS girls assistant soccer coach Brittney Ketring, group 10, $767.50 split stipend, effective Aug. 31. This is a replacement for Carlie Salisbury.
- Appointing Helmsburg Elementary School counselor Skylar Guernsey, level A, $38,000 per year with zero years experience ($30,978 for 2021-2022 school year), full time with benefits, effective Sept. 20. This is a replacement for Thor Davis.
- Temporary appointment of after school supervisor Candace Latta to part-time special education paraprofessional until Sprunica Elementary School is fully staffed.
- A $3,500 donation from the Indiana National Guard to the BCHS yearbook extracurricular activity account.
- An out-of-state field trip for Emily Lewellen, Alecia Adams and the BCHS history club to attend the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, Ohio Oct. 23.
- Separating SES preschool teacher Catherine Baum-Newlin, effective Oct. 1. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCS elementary school nurse Sherri Rice, effective Oct. 15. This was not a termination.
- Separating Brown County Middle School social studies teacher Michael Potts, effective Oct. 1. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCMS computer science teacher Bryce Boyer, effective Oct. 22. This was not a termination.
- Appointing SES special education paraprofessional Brandi Knight, part-time without benefits, $11.25 per hour, four days per week, 180 days per year, effective Sept. 27. This is a replacement for Heather Glover.
- Appointing Van Buren Elementary School custodian Hawken Wendling, full-time with benefits, $12 per hour, 240 days per year. This is a replacement for Donna Griffith.
- Appointing BCMS social studies/civics/personal finance teacher Daniel Webb, Level BA-0, $38,000 per year ($28,086.72 for the 2021-2022 school year), full-time with benefits, effective Oct. 15. This is a replacement for Michael Potts.
- Appointing fifth-grade girls basketball coach Gracie Matlock, $1,023 stipend, effective Oct. 15. There was no coach for the 2020-2021 season.
- Appointing sixth-grade girls basketball coach Gracie Matlock, $1,023 stipend, effective Oct. 15. This is a replacement for Courtney Hitchcock.
- Appointng BCMS computer science teacher Lauren Lykins, level BA-0, $38,000 per year ($26,847.60 for the 2021-2022 school year), full-time with benefits, effective Oct. 25. This is a replacement for Bryce Boyer.
- Correction of Lykins to bachelor’s level B with one year experience, $38,875 per year ($27,466.40 for 2021-2022 school year).
- Compass Keynote Consulting to provide school corporation governance and leadership consulting Nov. 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 per agreement.
- Bus route extension of bus 31, Sarah Payton or Mark Smith, 17.4 extra miles daily at a rate of $8.22 per mile for a total of $143.03 per day, effective Aug. 24.
- Separating BCS technician William Grimes, effective Nov. 15. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCHS English teacher Allison Crenshaw, effective Nov. 5. This was not a termination.
- Separating BCS corporation bus driver Christina Robertson, effective Oct. 28. This was not a termination.
- Appointing BCS corporation nurse Elizabeth Hill, 190 days, $50,000 (124 days, $32,631.84 for the 2021-2022 school year), full-time with benefits, effective Nov. 8.
- Appointing sixth-grade boys basketball coach Jim McFall, group 14, $993 stipend, effective Oct. 14. This is a replacement for Chris Driver.
- Appointing fifth-grade boys basketball coach Joshua Hawley, group 14, $1,023 stipend, effective Oct. 14. This is a replacement for Jackson Saylor.
- Appointing seventh-grade boys basketball coach Joshua Caplinger, group 7, $2,302 stipend, effective Oct. 14. This is a replacement for Jackson Saylor.
- Appointing interim corporation nurse Christine Sullivan, part-time without benefits, $40 per hour, effective Oct. 18.
- Transferring SES preschool paraprofessional Maya Wilkerson, to SES preschool teacher, $16 per hour, full-time with benefits, effective Oct. 25. This is a replacement for Catherine Baum-Newlin.
- The 2021-2022 collective bargaining agreement between the Brown County Educators’ Association (BCEA) and school board.
- Non-certified staff raises retroactive to July 1.
- Administrative raises, not including the superintendent, retroactive to July 1.
- Addition of one period a day for BCHS choir teacher Kristi Billings at her daily rate, effective Nov. 8 through the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
- Appointing BCHS wrestling coach Justice Guerrero, $4,134 stipend, group 2, effective Nov. 1.
- Appointing BCHS girls freshman basketball coach Matt Noriega, $2,606 stipend, group 5, effective Oct. 27.
- Appointing Billings as BCMS choir teacher, $372.68 stipend, group 20 (2/3), effective Nov. 8.
