The Pleasant Valley School District Human Resource Department has been busy filling the district’s empty teaching positions. The school board approved the following personnel moves:

Teachers

• Bernard Gardzalla, music, middle school, Step 14, $76,057, replaced Deborah Loughren

• Michael Weiss, English, high school, Step 1, $47,357, replaced Daisy Genoveses, (change of assignment

• Victor Quesada, science, middle school, Step 12, $62,657; replaced Paige Saffioti (change of assignment)

• Nicole Secara, fifth grade, intermediate school, Step 1, $47,357, replaced Paige Saffioti (change of assignment)

• Jamie Cunningham, fifth grade, intermediate, Step 12, $58,457, replaced Trevor Kresge (change of assignment)

• Julia Valenzuela, special education, (Life Skills), HS, Step 10, $60,257, replaced Gayle Markowski

• Melinda Benson, art teacher, PVMS, Step 1, $47,357, replaced Brooke Hillegass

Other employees

• Change to current assignment - Arianna Weaver; math teacher, PVMS to PVHS; Carlene Altemose, custodian, PVMS, to paraprofessional, PVIS, Step 10, $31,521; Lidia Osman, food service, PVIS to PVMS, replaced Christina Gutierrez.

• Security staff - John Portorrea, Rahim Sabovic and Paul Waked, full-time security officers, 10 months, 35 hours per week, $16.30 per hour.

• Support staff - Joann Gantt and Sharon Wawrzeniak, monitors, PVMS; Linnette Molinuevo, monitor, PVIS, all $11.53 per hour; Karina Martin, paraprofessional, PVES, $26,257; Melissa L’Heureux, PVIS, and Dave Morton, PVMS, food service, $12.82 per hour.

• Recall from support staff furlough list - Emilia Ringwelski and Shantel Gaton, PVES, Kimberly Tinker, PVIS, Diana Graziano, PVMS, and Melissa Schimminger, PVHS, all paraprofessionals, all Step 1, $26,257.

• Resignations - Heather Zingales, building secretary, PVMS.

• Retirement - Gayle Markowski, teacher, PVHS; Nancy Heckman, paraprofessional, PVES; Carol Garcia, paraprofessional, PVIS.

• Salary adjustment - Jillian Hein, speech/language therapist, approved salary for Step 1 of $54,057, correct salary for Step 1 of $51,557.

Supplemental contracts

• Athletic non-coaching - Kaitlin Freeman, girls basketball, junior high scorekeeper, and fall/winter/spring sub; Robert Constantinou, football, announcer; Mike Walters, Andrew Krock and Holli Freeman, football, varsity, junior varsity, freshman and junior high chain crew; Michelle Piontkowski, football, freshman, junior varsity and junior high chain crew, cross country, varsity timer, boys soccer, varsity and junior varsity scorekeeper; Holli Freeman, boys/girls basketball, secondary clock operator, boys/girls lacrosse, scoreboard operator, and fall/winter/spring sub.

Department chairpeople

Melissa Kern and Susan Price, Language Arts Department (K-2), $1,137.50 each; Kelly Williams, Language Arts (3-5), $2,275; Diane Dudak, Language Arts, (6-8), $2,275; Jacqueline Brinker, Language Arts, (9-12), $2,275; Christie Doll and Stacey Meckes, Mathematics (K-2), $1,137.50 each; Tracy Pio, Mathematics (3-5), $2,275; Sara Markowski, Mathematics, (6-8), $2,275; Derek Strohl, Mathematics (9-12), $2,275; Danielle Lukashewski, Science (3-5), $2,275; Chris Lesoine, Science (6-8), $2,275; Maricatherine Garr, Science (9-12), $2,275; James Ward, Social Studies (9-12), $2,275; Dan Mulligan, Art Department (K-12), $2,275; Susanne Rasely-Philipps, ESOL (K-12), $2,275; Ashley Thompson, Family & Consumer Science (6-12), $2,275; Alexandria Gibb, Gifted Department (K-12), $2,275; Dawn Kieffer, Health Services (K-12), $2,275; Christine Konstantopoulos, Health/Physical Education (K-5), $2,275; Kelsey Tompkins, Health/Physical Education (6-12), $2,275; John DeVivo, Music Department (K-5), $2,275; James DeVivo, Music (6-12), $2,275; Julie Romanisko, School Counseling (K-5), $2,275; Kerry Freeman, Special Education (6-12), $2,275; Jodi Kresge, Speech (K-12), $2,275; Sean Crosby and Christianna Johnson, Stream (K-6), $1,137.50 each; Liliana Lear, Word Language (7-12), $2,275; Denise Hopely, Business Education (7-12), $2,275.