Pleasant Valley school board
Pleasant Valley school board made the following moves Thursday.
Additional hired employees include:
• Professional staff long-term substitute: Sarah Brodsky, special education teacher for fifth grade at PVIS for $46,467;
• Professional staff substitutes: David Imhof
Other items in the human resource report include:
• Supplemental Contracts: athletic - Amy Keller, head coach, cross country; Brittany Angelica, varsity assistant, field hockey; and Laura Ammerman, junior varsity assistant, tennis; Michelle Albenese, junior high assistant, volleyball; Tristan Dorn, varsity assistant, football; Alison Kutzler, varsity assistant, cross country; and Michael Hansen, junior high assistant, boys soccer.
• Supplemental contracts: athletic non-coaching - Lori Bray: football junior varsity, junior high and freshman chain crew; Michael Wassuta: cross country varsity and junior high timer; varsity field hockey scorebook/scorekeeper; football chain crew for varsity, junior varsity, freshman and junior high; Michelle Piontkowski: cross country varsity and junior high timer; football chain crew for junior varsity, freshman and junior high; volleyball scoreboard operator for junior high; boys soccer varsity and junior varsity announcer and scoreboard operator; Ryan O’Keefe: varsity assistant announcer and spotter for football; Nadia Gauronsky: volleyball line judge and fall event manager for all sports; Lorrie Anderson, Carol Priebe, Lori Bray, Tracy Pio, Jonathan Lopez and Michael Wassuta: substitute event worker for all sports; and Paul Fenner, marching band equipment driver.
• Supplemental contracts: nonathletic - PVHS: Sheri Fallon, advanced placement coordinator; Elaine Cucci, Animation Club, James A. DeVivo, Chess Club adviser and Jazz Band; Holli Capricuso-Regester, Dance Club adviser and Stage Manager assistant; Dan Mulligan, Drama and Musical director Donna Morris and Marcie R. Mulligan, Drama and Musical assistant directors; Maricatherine Garr, Envirothon adviser; Denise Hopely, FBLA adviser; Craig Morris, Stage Manager, Audio-Visual Building coordinator and FBLA assistant adviser; Donna Morris, FBLA assistant advisers; Susanne Rasely-Phillips, Graphic Novel Society; Elaine Cucci, GSA Club and Key Club adviser; Elizabeth Gesualdi, Leo Club adviser; Michelle Piontkowski, Scholastic Scrimmage adviser; and Melissa Ruschak, Technology Building coordinator; PVMS: Alexandria Gibb, Drama director, Yearbook adviser and Scholastic Scrimmage adviser; James Shoopack, Yearbook adviser; Robin Locker, Art Club, Drama and Musical set design; Susan Scully, Chess Club adviser; Amanda Altemose, Drama assistant director; Carol Priebe, Ecology Club adviser; Eileen Arnold, Sewing/Crochet Club adviser; Christopher Jarrow, Technology Building coordinator; and James Igoe, Audio-Visual Building coordinator; PVIS: Sean Crosby, Technology Building and Audio-Visual Building coordinator; and PVES: Christie Doll, Technology Building and Audio-Visual Building coordinator;
• Recall and remove from support staff furlough list: Tina Radcliffe, PVHS monitor, replacing Dolores Walsh
• Resignations: Talitha Graham, STREAM department chairperson for sixth to twelfth grades; Suzanne Daigneault, substitute Heath Room technician and substitute nurse; Lisa Dixon, substitute paraprofessional and substitute secretary; Christina Fiorito-McGowan, substitute monitor and substitute paraprofessional; Felicia Miller, Gareth Hall, Keidy Mejia, Michael Smith and Melissa Vaillant, substitute teachers; Matthew Natale and Shannon Steckel, substitute paraprofessionals and substitute teachers; Lyn Owermohle and Laraine Gartrell, substitute paraprofessionals; Denise Doering and Hope Glover, food service employees; Linda Iadisernia, substitute monitor and substitute secretary; and Barbara Partyka, substitute monitor and substitute custodian.
• Change to current assignment: Marie Ciociola, custodian, PVHS to PVES; Louis Cannarella, custodian, PVES, change in hours; Debra Munoz, custodian, PVMS, change in hours; Alison Ackerman, custodian, PVMS to PVES.
• Retirement: Rita Nelson, PVIS food service employee, effective Nov. 4.
• Amendment to supplemental contract: amendment reflects the advancement of one step/level for all coaches and directors effective for the 2022-2023 school year; all current high school coaches and directors on level six will receive a $200 increase; and all current junior high and middle school coaches and directors on level six will receive a $100 increase added to their current coaching or director salary.
Under vacancy notices, the school district is looking to fill the following positions:
• Maintenance technician: posting expires Aug. 21;
• Two long-term substitute math teachers: posting expires Aug. 15;
• Elementary school teacher: posting expires Aug. 15;
• Middle school music teacher: posting expires Aug. 13;
• Substitutes: teachers, certified school nurses, custodians, food service employees, health room technicians, monitors, paraprofessionals and casual security.