Pleasant Valley Personnel
The Pleasant Valley School Board approved several personnel items during their meeting on June 25. All employee starting dates are effective on Aug. 25, unless otherwise noted.
• Change to current assignment — Crystal Bristol, monitor, from PVMS to PVIS; Daniel Costenbader, special-education teacher, PVES, to special-educational consultant, districtwide.
• Professional — PVES: Kelly Leh, first-grade teacher, $76,967, replacing Alyssa VanSchoyck.
PVIS: Madisyn Schubert, third-grade teacher, replacing Jennifer Mulder; Scott Segarra, fifth-grade mathematics teacher, $67,367, replacing Michelle Antolick.
PVMS: Frank Ferlenda, special education teacher, $66,767, replacing Lisa Bell; Beth Green, seventh-grade math teacher, $67,367, replacing Nicole Composto; Madison Barofski, eighth-grade math teacher, $65,867, replacing Amy Hetherington; John Brennan, eighth-grade science, $65,867, replacing Joseph Anderton.
PVHS: Christopher Fredericks, social studies teacher, $65,867, replacing Brent Lewis; Matthew Gearhart, social studies teacher, $69,767, replacing James Ward; Paige Oiler, family consumer science teacher, $65,867, replacing Ashley Thompson. Other: Jessica Holloman, special-education teacher, $68,167, new position.
• Support staff — Briana Fiorica, paraprofessional, PVIS, $28,414, effective Aug. 25, new position; Shannon Kotch, health room nurse, PVMS, $33, 834, effective Aug. 25, replacing Linda Stephens; Samantha Jensen, paraprofessional, PVES, $28,414, effective Aug. 25, new position; Pete Hamill, custodian, PVMS, $20.28 per hour, effective July 1, replacing Kathleen Meckes.
• Resignations — Dorothy Lauchnor, secretary, PVMS, effective June 12; and Anthony Williams, summer custodian, PVMS, effective June 8.
• Retirement — Sondra Spell, custodian, PVHS, effective June 29.
• Salary correction — Corin Owermohle, field hockey head coach, corrected from $6,700 to $6,770; Robin Woyke and Christine Skvasik, after school tutoring paraprofessionals, PVIS, corrected from $31 per hour to $30 per hour.
• Student custodial/maintenance summer workers — Miles Portorreal, PVMS, $13 per hour, replacing Anthony Williams.
• Supplemental contracts: marching band: Aidan Moulton, assistant director; Erica Gravell and Willow Krechel, assistants; all equipment truck drivers.
• Supplemental contracts: non-athletic — PVES: Amy Frantz, Kindergarten Boost Program; PVIS: Tricia Hernandez, Drama Club director; Erin O’Farrell and Patrick Luchowski, Drama assistant directors; Dawn Kieffer, after school tutoring nurse; Erin O’Farrell and Crystal Hicks, Social Studies Department chair 3-5; PVMS: Roxanne Scott, Audio Visual; Lucille Rhock, Chess Club; Elaine Cucci, Diversity Club; Amanda Altemose, Drama Club assistant director, set design and Summer Play Writing; Alexandria Gibb, Drama director and Summer Play Writing; Carol Priebe, Ecology Club; Diane Dudak, English Department chair 6-8; Sara Markowski, Math Department Chair 6-8; Christopher Lesoine, Science Department Chair 6-8; Marc Fleming, Social Studies Department Chair 6-8; Jillian Michaels, Jazz Band and Woodwind Ensemble; Rhonda Sawyer, Musical director; Eileen Arnold, Sewing/Crochet Club; Lisa Wojton, Student Government.
Also, PVHS: Danielle Brandes, English Department Chair 9-12, National English Honor Society and Diversity Club; Jamie Hyde, Diversity Club; Daniel Muir and Jenna Wernett, Math Department chair; Elizabeth Negron, District Art K-12 Department chair, Art Honor Society and Yearbook; and Lilianna Lear, World Language Department Chair 6-12.
• Volunteers — Casey Eilber.