The Pleasant Valley school board unanimously approved appointing Chief of Police Lynn Courtright as school safety and security coordinator during its recent meeting.

The following personnel items also were approved:

• Change to current assignment - Amber Brown, from substitute teacher to second grade teacher, PVES, $46,467 prorated;

• Hiring of professional staff - Brenda Mackey, art teacher, PVIS, $46,467 prorated;

• Hiring of professional staff - long-term substitute - Ashley Dillon, kindergarten, PVE, $46,467 prorated;

• Hiring of professional staff substitutes - Lynzi Binder;

• Hiring of support staff - Darlene Arfken, monitor, PVHS, $10.97 per hour; and Gerald Wollett, custodian, $18.29 an hour;

• Retirement - Robert Petit-Clair, learning support teacher, PVMS, effective Dec. 15; and Melissa Ruschak, business teacher, PVHS, Feb. 3;

• Professional staff building change - Maria Chapman, special education teacher at PVIS to PVMS, replacing Robert Petit-Clair;

• Supplemental contracts: athletic - Steve Caffrey, girls softball, $7,150; Toni Bush, girls lacrosse, $7,150; Mark Allison, boys tennis, $5,450; and Robert VanDerheyden, boys lacrosse, $6,200, all varsity head coaches; and Hope Christman, girls basketball, junior high assistant, $3,500;

• Support staff building change - Doreen Dunlap, secretary at PVHS to PVMS;

• Change to current assignment - Jodi Swanson, substitute monitor and substitute secretary to secretary, PVIS, $31,986, effective Jan. 3, 2023; and Taylor Merklin, substitute teacher to special education teacher at PVIS, $46,467 prorated;

• Hiring of teachers for Learning Recovery Opportunity - PVES: Lalena Cordova and Jessica Martin; and PVIS: Nick Farkas, Laurie Koonce and Alison Kutzler, and;

• Intramural advisers - Drew Davis, track, PVHS; and Bob Vanderheyden, boys lacrosse, PVHS/PVMS.