Derrick Miller
DUNCAN — During the last meeting of the Duncan Board of Education before the beginning of the school year, the board entered into an executive session to discuss hiring and resignations.
Tuesday’s 1 1/2-hour executive session filled many open positions in Duncan Public Schools. It also gave school board members an opportunity to review submitted resignations.
Superintendent Sherry Labyer said she was excited about all the teachers and support staff the school district hired, but was sad about the seven resignations the board had to approve.
“We wish these former employees, pending on approval by the board, well,” Labyer said. “Those retiring will be sorely missed. Those who are going elsewhere will be missed.”
Those who resigned include Kathy Taylor as Duncan High School special education teacher assistant with 19 years of service, Jamie Jackson as Irving Pre-kindergarten teacher assistant, Janice Hughes as DHS cafeteria helper with eight years of service, Barbara Kirkland retiring as athletic office financial clerk with 30 years of service, Courtney Chapman as Emerson teacher assistant with two years of service, Rose Gatliff as DHS baker and Victor Morgan as Duncan Middle School as a teacher.
In addition to accepting resignations, the board also approved hiring teachers and support staff.
Those hired include:
• Brandy Peters as an Emerson Elementary teacher on a temporary contract.
• Lacey Graham as a Plato Elementary teacher on a temporary contract.
• Angela Smith as a Mark Twain Elementary teacher on a temporary contract.
• Micah Foreaker as an Emerson teacher on a temporary contract.
• Carmen Parker as a Mark Twain library assistant on a support employee contract.
• Amy Ramsey as an Irving teacher assistant on a support employee contract.
• Wanda Jenkins as a bus monitor for special needs students on a support employee contract.
• Phyllis White as a Woodrow Wilson teacher on a temporary contract.
• Justin Smith as a Woodrow Wilson teacher on a temporary contract.
• Jamie Jackson as a Woodrow Wilson teacher on a temporary contract.
• Jenny Beard as a DMS teacher on a temporary contract.
• James Parton as a DMS in-school detention teacher assistant on a support employee contract.
• Vicki Morrell as an Emerson cafeteria server/helper on a support employee contract.
• Lauren Taylor as a DHS cafeteria server/helper on a support employee contract.
• Kristie Cox as a DMS cafeteria server/helper on a support employee contract.
• Sheryl Jones as a DMS cafeteria truck driver/helper on a support employee contract.
• Mickey Holding as a Woodrow Wilson cafeteria truck driver/helper on a support employee contract.
• Jeannie Wheeler as a Plato cafeteria cashier/helper on a support employee contract.
• Nila Beason as a DMS cafeteria server/helper on a support staff contract.
• Tamara Huett as a DHS cafeteria server/helper on a support staff contract.
• Stacey Dimery as an Emerson Title I assistant on a support employee contract.
• Carolin Tuner as a Head Start contract employee.
• Beverly Rackler as a Head Start contract employee.
• Lara Morgan as a Head Start contract employee.
• Sandy Mitchell as an Irving Elementary teacher assistant on a support employee contract.
• Douglas Moyer as a standby bus driver on a support employee contract.
