Decatur City Schools personnel actions
May 12—The Decatur City Board of Education approved the following personnel actions Tuesday:
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Resignations
Austin Middle: Suzanna Day, art teacher, May 27
Austinville Elementary: Kasey Rodriguez, first grade teacher, May 27
Banks-Caddell Elementary: Tina Sanford, fourth grade teacher, May 27
Benjamin Davis Elementary: Sarah Barton, first grade teacher, May 27
Decatur City Virtual School: Aubrey Shields, virtual school administrator, May 27
Decatur High: Judith Park, art/drama teacher, May 27
Decatur Middle: Hope Quinn, Spanish teacher, May 27
Julian Harris Elementary: Nikki Magnusson, counselor, May 27
Special Services: Erin Roberts, special education teacher, May 27
Walter Jackson Elementary: Mollie Linley, first grade teacher, May 27
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Retirements
Austin Junior High: Joyce Turrentine, physical education teacher, May 27
Oak Park Elementary: Lori H. Ashbaugh, second grade teacher, June 1
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Employment
Austin High: Shannon Ray, math teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Fabienne A. Le Tiec-Bennett, English language arts teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Austin Junior High: Audreanna Johnson, family and consumer science teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Austin Middle: Casey D. Lewis, assistant principal, 2022-2023 school year
Austinville Elementary: Ann Theresa Weise, math coach, 2022-2023 school year; Sharon McCoy, elementary teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Lisa Cartwright, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Chelsea Yarber, early childhood/elementary teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Banks-Caddell Elementary: Avery Louise Lee, preK-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Aline A. Lopez-Saldana, preK-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Chestnut Grove Elementary: Lisa D. Phillips, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Martha Salinas Velasquez, preK-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Decatur City: Karli Jinright, unassigned physical education teacher/coach, 2022-2023 school year.
Decatur High: Kimberly Montgomery, guidance counselor, 2022-2023 school year.
Frances Nungester Elementary: Alexia Caroline Hovater, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Julian Harris Elementary: Margaret Richards, preK-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Leon Sheffield Magnet School: Jasmine Toliver, guidance counselor, 2022-2023 school year; Mackenzie McCollum, 3-5 grade teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Anna Kathryn Layton, 3-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
Walter Jackson Elementary: Alison Black, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Samantha Brantley, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Jessica Wathan-McClanahan, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
West Decatur Elementary: James B. Staples, kindergarten teacher, 2022-2023 school year; Maria D. Cipollari, K-5 teacher, 2022-2023 school year.
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Transfers
Austinville Elementary: Deanna Workman Crawford, fifth grade teacher at Austinville Elementary to 3-5 grade teacher at Leon Sheffield Magnet School, 2022-2023 school year; Kennie E. Goode, preschool teacher at Austinville Elementary to preK-5 teacher at West Decatur Elementary, 2022-2023 school year
Banks-Caddell Elementary: Pamela Bowling, fourth grade teacher at Banks-Caddell Elementary to preK-5 teacher at Woodmeade Elementary, 2022-2023 school year
Benjamin Davis Elementary: Angela Johnson, first grade teacher at Benjamin Davis Elementary to preK-5 teacher at Woodmeade Elementary, 2022-2023 school year; Shelley Hughes, second grade teacher at Benjamin Davis Elementary to teacher-in-residence at Woodmeade Elementary, 2022-2023 school year
Chestnut Grove Elementary: Laura Steigerwalt, kindergarten teacher at Chestnut Grove Elementary to reading specialist at Leon Sheffield Magnet School, 2022-2023 school year
Decatur High: Sarah Wood, guidance counselor at Decatur High to guidance counselor at Career Academies of Decatur, 2022-2023 school year; Kimberly Munson, Spanish teacher at Decatur High to Spanish teacher at Austin Junior High, 2022-2023 school year
Decatur Middle: Mary Cooper, instructional coach at Decatur Middle to math coach at Eastwood Elementary, 2022-2023 school year; Kathryn Frees, art/drama teacher at Decatur Middle to secondary art teacher at Decatur High, 2022-2023 school year
Oak Park Elementary: Melissa Olinger, reading specialist at Oak Park Elementary to principal at Benjamin Davis Elementary; July 1
Special Services: Susan Hamilton, special education teacher at special services to K-5 teacher at Walter Jackson Elementary, 2022-2023 school year
Walter Jackson Elementary: Tammy S. Locklear, fifth grade teacher at Walter Jackson Elementary to math coach at Banks-Caddell Elementary, 2022-2023 school year
Woodmeade Elementary: Melissa Herring, reading specialist at Woodmeade Elementary to reading specialist at Benjamin Davis Elementary, 2022-2023 school year; Anna Jones, kindergarten teacher at Woodmeade Elementary to preK-5 teacher at Chestnut Grove Elementary, 2022-2023 school year
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Short-term contracts
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Austin High: Katherine Williams, summer school teacher
Austin Middle: Lydia Free, summer school teacher; Paul Tassone, summer school teacher
Benjamin Davis Elementary: Angela Johnson, summer school teacher; Wanda Shaw, summer school teacher, Jamie Morgan, summer school teacher
Decatur Middle: Marshall Wise, summer school teacher; Rebecca Kaeo, summer school teacher
Special Services: Hannah Mary Catherine Perry, collaborative specialist; Kristen Bell Swinea, summer school AIM; Brandi Gray, IEP writing/review; Leslie Pepper Pouliot, IEP writing/review; Kerri Beck, IEP writing/review; Carol Conner, IEP writing/review; Anna Oletti, testing; Madalyn McBride, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher); Sharon Jinks, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher); Emily Norris, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher), IEP writing/review; Sandra Gwin Burleson, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher), Kimberly Hagood Kent, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher), Jeanne Grillo Wheat, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher), Kimberly Szczepanski, summer school (AIM/SLA SPE teacher)
— wesley.tomlinson@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2438.
