DUNCAN —
In all, 33 people could be hired by the Duncan Board of Education for various teaching and staff positions within the school district.
During Monday’s regular meeting, the school board could approve an executive session to approving hiring people, accepting resignations and changing contracts for two teachers.
Several positions already have names tied to them for people who could be approved for hiring by the school board. Those positions include Alisha Rowley, Woodrow Wilson teacher; Jared Prince, contract swim coach; Tony Pewitt, Duncan Middle School contract softball coach; David Starnes, Duncan High School cross country and track coach; Judy Smith, Central Office special education clerk; Molly O’Kelly, special education paraprofessional; Mary Cerney, special education paraprofessional; Suzi Hertzler, special education paraprofessional; Teresa Searcey, special education paraprofessional; Amanda Warburton, special education paraprofessional; Kenita Self, Emerson teacher; Mary Hollowy, special education teacher; Carolin Turner, Delta Head Start (one hour compensation); Beverly Rackler, Delta Head Start (one hour compensation); Becky Etheridge: special education teacher; Robin Marcano, special education paraprofessional; Laura Riggle, bus driver; Keri Zetterberg, Will Rogers/Irving teacher assistant; Christina Otto, Will Rogers/Irving teacher assistant.
Those positions without names currently assigned include three Horace Mann teacher, two Woodrow Wilson teachers, Emerson music teacher, Emerson teacher, Plato/Horace Mann counselor, Delta Head Start (one hour compensation) teacher, two Mark Twain teachers, two special education paraprofessionals.
Contracts could change for Kristy Hooker and Lisha Condit. Hooker could go from marketing to business at the high school, which would change her contract from 10 months to nine months. Condit is moving from a classroom teaching position to an instructional coach position, which will change her contract from nine months to 10 months.
Employees who have submitted their resignations for school board approval include Candessa Minor, DHS teacher with three years of service; Charlotte Pyle, DHS special education teacher assistant with six years of service; David Spangler, bus driver with five years of service; Patricia Hayes, Emerson teacher assistant with seven years of service; Robert Hallbauer, bus driver with one year of service; Loreca Billy, DHS cafeteria with two years of service; Elaine Baird, Will Rogers cafeteria with 14 years of service.
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