Cambridge Schools approves personnel items at recent meeting

The Cambridge City School District Board of Education considered several personnel recommendations during the board of education meeting Tuesday night. The highlight was the hiring of Logan McCort as the head girls’ basketball coach for Cambridge High School.

McCort, an intervention specialist at Cambridge Intermediate School, has served as boys’ junior varsity coach for the past two seasons and has been coaching in the district for five years.

In other athletic moves, Sawyer Leppla was approved as head wrestling coach, Daniel Clifford was approved as head swim coach, Kyle Pertuset as head boys’ basketball coach, and Jenna Babcock was approved as an athletic volunteer.

In other personnel matters the board approved:

• CATS Camp teachers, Billy George, Lisa Taylor, Abbigail Wood, Susan Lacen, Kim Wood, Danielle Simmons, Pippa Mikes, Gianna Flasco, Angie Ferrell, Chelsie Coleman, Lisa Cunningham, Amanda Miller, Breann Olinger, Kelli Bruns, Megan Clodfelter, Sydney Hines, McKenzie Deeks, Skylar Flinn, Haley Stalnaker, Stephanie Hitchcock, Charlotte Khune, Hope Asbury, Michele Haverfield, Sheri Jones, Jodi McGuire, Crystal Dyer, Amelia Orr, Myranda Allen, Christina Servais, Paige Mathews, Stacy Mathews, Breanna Bailey, Abby Knott, Karin Stinson, Julie Starr, Angie Hayhurst, Logan McCort, Joyce Loudin, Kirstin Carpenter, Shane Roberts, Aurora Dollins, Zachary Boyd, Leslie Leppla, Jodi Neff, Bob Willis, Matt Green, Mike Kelley, Kimberly Lynn, Cindy Pollock, Grace Gebhart, Daniel Clifford, and Tricia Nichols.

• CATS Camp aides and tutors, Esmeralda Garcia, Stephanie Taylor, Laney Carpenter, Julie Todd, Sarah Lanning, Audra Carpenter, Heather Daniel, Madison Fairchild, Tammy Engle, Angie Bell, Abby Winland, Alexandria Kintner, Halle Gehrig, Kara Loader, Amanda Biddle, Addison Ferguson, Kylee Roe, Anna Higgins, Jone’t Mitchell, Khloe Taylor, Vanessa McElroy, Linnie Deeks, Megan Bonnell, Caleb Bond, Kristy Bond, Stacy Mathews, Sarah Lanning, Sydney Feldner, Angela Smith, Lisa Daugherty, Robin Kinnan , Molly Eubanks, Avery Roof, Ziciah Gibson, Lauren Gander, Rylan Mathews, Bella Eubanks, Kylee Roe, Anna Higgins, Blade Barclay, Garrett Carpenter, Erica Smith, Amanda Clayton, Stephanie Massey, Natalie Long, Jan Tedrick, Jayme Burlingame, Kiera Wilkey, Zach Ogle, and Kristina Cosgrave.

• CATS Camp bus drivers Mary Wetzler, Nathan Wright, and Sally Field, as well as summer cooks Sandra Winland, Kimberly Knaup, Cynthia Murdock, Brooke Stafford, Scott Meredith, Faith Fryer, Tara Sichina, Michelle McClellan, Kayla Richards, Paula Kuthy and Leah Maleski.

• Three-year limited teacher contracts for Billy George, Christine Servais, Mary Cae Abrams, Jake Tharp, April Castello, Chad Lander, Jessica Strasser, Emily Wetherall and Sean Byerly; the two-year limited teacher contracts for Nicole Earley, Jennifer Coulter, Aaron Ruby, Matt Green, Aaron Todd, Blake Arnett, Hailee Engle, and Rodney Gray; the one-year limited teacher contracts for Kirstin Carpenter, Breanna Bailey, Andrea Gander, Logan McCort, Emily Rogers, Marissa Moore, Lew Nicholes, Darianne Snyder, Sophie Blattner, Tyler Cota, Karly Rankin, Kyle Pertuset, Aurora Dollins, Shane Roberts, Dana Todd, Tag Tucker, Kylie Tucker, Crystal Wilson, Emma Woodland, Marlo Barker, Aaron Beatty, Skylar Flinn, Brynn Frame, Amy McClain, Amanda Miller, Marissa Ritz, Hailey Stalnaker, Cammie Bunting, Alaina Tharp, Alexandria Plaster, Ray Leek, Kimberly Lynn, Kristen Summers; and a one-year limited new teacher contract for Mary Rich.

• Audra Carpenter as the administrative secretary for the preschool and Samantha James as the administrative secretary for the transportation department.

• Caden Moore, Jake Valentine, Rylan Mathews, Garrett Carpenter, Abagail Roth, Bryce Murdock, Anderson Ogle, Brock Valentine, Tyler Cline, Debra Coss, Jada Hall, Trent Valentine, Parker Long, Janiya Conrad, Leah Maleski, Hunter Williams, Keaton Kyser, Noe Lopez, Andrew Filippis, Andrew Yanico, Josie Fabian, Colleen Bates, Landen Heskett, Kendalynn Burt, Faye Singhatech, and Sydney Feldner for seasonal employment.

• Substitute clerical aides Georgia Benson, Kay Jenkins, Cathy Gadd, and Kayla Wehr; substitute custodians Jeremy Wheeler, Dave Pollock, and Leah Maleski; substitute cooks Christine Stats, Vickie Foraker, Nathan Wright, Samantha James, Cristal White and Debbie Coss; substitute bus driver Dave Pollock.

• The extended service of Sally Fields and Emma Woodland and a personal services contract for Occupational Therapist Traci Owens.

• The rehiring of retirees Timothy Leppla, Cheryl Richcreek and Mark Rider; and the hiring of substitute teachers Kelly Bergeson, Jamaal Lowery, Jennifer Scrudders, Tut Turner, Don Shroyer, Cindy Pollock, Joyce Loudin, Zac Krnach, Pippa Mikes, Grace Gebhart, Ashley McCauley, Daniel Clifford, Megan Clodfelter , Chelsea Coleman, Kitrina Dubose, Kay Davis, Roberta Henderson, Rachael Kanski, Emily Regan, Hallie Stocker, Dwayne Wadley, Kay Wehr and Caitlyn Lashare.

• The appointment of Middle School Department Advisers: Specialist Advisor Alexa Beskid, Math Advisor Kellie Spratt, ELA Advisor Jodi Neff, Science Advisor Jennifer Bates, Social Studies Advisor Christine Claggett

• The resignations of Cheryl Edwards, Eric Vansickle, Darren Hayes, Jennifer Eubanks, Laura Fouts, Alexe Nicholes, Madisyn Meeker, and Andrea Janssen; the retirement of Wanda Finch and the unpaid leave of Tara Sichina, Abby Winland, Andrea Janssen, Paige Foraker, and Kelly Dunning.

• Treasurer recommendations to execute a Sewer Easement Agreement with the City of Cambridge where the new bus garage is located; a Food Service Management contract with the Nutrition Group; and the Sheakley Group to serve as the District's Third-Party Administrator (TPA) and Managed Care Organization (MCO) for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation.

The board also approved resolutions to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Kidd Consultants to provide support for Cambridge City Schools 21st Century Community Learning Center program; to approve Middle School History and High School Science textbooks; approved the meal and mileage reimbursement rates while traveling for the school districts on business; approved entering into an agreement with East Central Career Programs, LLC for summer youth paid work experience program; and an agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville.

The board approved an out-of-state trip for members of the FCCLA Club to the National FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Denver, Colorado, in July.

The next board meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 at the new Transportation Facility, 1431 Wills Creek Valley Drive. The board meeting will follow a 5 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house at the facility.

Submitted by John Charlton with Cambridge City Schools

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