The Pleasant Valley School Board approved hiring current teachers, nurses and paraprofessionals to staff the after school program started last year called Learning Recovery Opportunity. And learned of the resignation of a longtime employee.

Amy Miller, a special education teacher at the high school, turned in her resignation.

Donna Yozwiak, of Chestnuthill Township and a candidate for school board, said during public comment, “It saddens me once again to see that a 20-year veteran teacher is leaving our district. Ms. Amy Miller is departing to teach elsewhere. She and I had a very lengthy conversation today, and there’s a rumor going around that she’s leaving Pleasant Valley after 20 years because of the travel distance between her home and the school, and that is completely incorrect.

“Since we have learned that there are now exit interviews conducted at Pleasant Valley, I hope the board really looks at Ms. Miller’s exit interview. For such a dedicated professional to be exiting our district after two decades brings me pause. I wish she would stay.”

Other resignations include: Jamie Myers, paraprofessional, PVES; Gabriella Fasanelli Demaio, food service employee, PVES; and Ashley Regina, monitor, PVES.

The teachers who were hired to teach for the Learning Recovery Opportunity include: PVES: Jacqueline Hardy, Laura Ammermann, Heather Pomposello, Larissa Folio, and Lalena Cordova; PVES and PVIS: Crystal Hicks; PVIS: April Evans, Nicholas Farkas, Jennifer Weaver, Kathleen Gray, Alison Rundle, Laurie Koonce, Tracy Pio and Gena Orlowski; PVMS: Diane Dudak, Loretta Snyder, Amy Wilusz, Mariel Novak, Sara Markowski and Michelle Piotkowski; PVHS: Danielle Brandes, Joseph Agolino, Jamile Ferrara, Lisa Kandl, Albert Miller, Steven Krechel, Talitha Graham and Shannon Mackes. All LRO teaching positions pay $58 per hour.

The nurses hired for LRO include: PVES: Tiffany Steigerwalt, Kelly Collins and Jessica Jennings; PVIS: Dawn Kieffer and Kristin Heckman; PVMS: Linda Stephens; PVHS: Rachel Borger and Glenda Martini. All nursing positions also pay $58 per hour.

And the paraprofessional associates hired for LRO include: PVES: Rebecca Benson, Karina Martin and Christine Skvasik; PVHS: Anna Manwiller, Sharon Graver and Maryann Margelot. These positions pay $23 per hour.

Other personnel changes include:

• Athletic volunteers - softball: Steve Borger and Maria Lacatena;

• Building volunteers - Sarah Garrison;

• Hiring of orofessional staff - long-term substitute - Bethany Long, second grade, PVES, Step 1, $47,357 (prorated), effective Oct. 30, replacing employee #2860;

• Supplemental contracts: athletic - Drew Dymond, softball, varsity assistant, $5,050. Michelle Albanese, Kelsey Tompkins, Mike Ditty, all junior varsity assistants, $4,550 for Albanese and $2,275 each for Tompkins and Ditty; Allison Hoak, track and field, junior high assistant, $3,400; and Michael Erhardt, wrestling, junior varsity assistant, $4,800, and;

• Supplemental contracts: nonathletic - Jazz band: Jillian Michaels, PVMS, $1,300; Pep band: Willow Krechel and Mark VanAuken, PVHS, $568.75 each; Vanessa Fego, stage manager assistant, PVHS, $2,021.25.