Pleasant Valley Personnel
The Pleasant Valley School Board approved of the following personnel items during its meeting on May 21:
• Change to current assignment — Maria Gonzalez, food service employee, PVIS to PVHS, effective May 4; Kathleen Meckes, custodian, PVMS to PVIS, effective May 14.
• Change to current assignment effective Aug. 25 — Raberta Hans, supervisor of Special Education (an Act 93 position/administration) to Life-Skills special education teacher at PVHS, replacing Albert Miller (change of assignment); Albert Miller, special education teacher, PVHS to PVMS, replacing Kelly Sutphin (change of assignment); Kelly Sutphin, special education teacher, PVMS, to special education/PAES teacher, PVHS, replacing Steve Caffrey (retirement); Nicole Composto, math teacher to social studies teacher, PVMS, replacing Susan Geiger (retirement); Kevin Meyer, paraprofessional, PVES to PVIS, new position; Bibi Parasram, monitor, PVIS to PVMS, replacing Joan Mattson (resigned); James Igoe, industrial arts teacher, PVMS to PVHS, replacing Andrew Witinski; Jennifer Mulder, third-grade teacher to reading specialist (new position), PVIS; Michele Antolick, fifth-grade teacher to reading specialist, PVIS, replacing Lisa Williams (retired); Lisa Bell, special education teacher, PVMS to PVIS, replacing Alexis Nemeth (resigned); Jennifer Elston, first-grade teacher to special education teacher, PVES, replacing Danielle Staples (retired); Joseph Anderton, eighth-grade science teacher, PVMS, to biology teacher, PVHS, replacing Dalton Marsh (resigned).
• Hiring of professional staff effective Aug. 25 — Colin Hawk, fifth-grade teacher, PVIS, Step 1, $65,867, replacing Todd Urland (retirement); Jace Eisler, elementary general music/instrumental band teacher, Step 1, $65,867, replacing John DeVivo (retirement); and Rick Lage, biology/chemistry teacher, PVHS, Step 3, $69,767, replacing Talitha Graham (retirement).
• Hiring of support staff effective Aug. 25 — Samantha Jensen, paraprofessional, PVES, $28,414, (new position); Shannon Kotch, health room nurse, PVMS, $33,834; replacing Linda Stephens (retirement).
• Intramural advisers — Tara Hyland, girls soccer, PVMS.
• Salary correction — Amy Frantz, health room technician, PVHS, from $32,849 to $33,834.
• Student custodial/maintenance summer workers ($13 per hour) — Isabella London, Jeremiah Cox, Brian Correia, Anthony Williams, Owen Gordon, Aiden Cannarella, Abigail Roberto, Emily Madhoo, Charles Burrell and Matthew Kresge.
• Marching band director, James DeVivo, $7,441.72.
• Supplemental contracts: Nonathletic — Ashley Thompson, Family and Consumer Science Department chair, previous approved salary was $2,800, and corrected salary is $2,419.57; and an additional 111 employee contracts.
• Volunteers — Jessica Costenbader, Corinne Brooks, Kristie Sheridan, Amanda Becht, Kimberly Christman, Morgan Perez, Melanie Kalch, Kelly Weiss, Kristina Reese, Danielle Collins, Jennifer Jimenez, Dominick Korovich, Michele Stanley, Stephenie Snyder, Monica Simons, Danielle Lorenzo, Jessi Jendrezejewski and Brittany Varrone.