Board Approves Requests
The following matters were approved at the July 21 meeting of the Wetzel County Board of Education:
Employment and/or Changes in Employment:
Retirements:
Glenn E. Clark, II, acceptance of retirement from position as head custodian at Magnolia High School, effective the end of the day on July 31.
Rita Carol Roberts, acceptance of retirement from position as sixth/eighth reading teacher at Long Drain School, effective June 30, 2014.
Resignations:
Sarah E. Carlisle, acceptance of resignation from position as guidance counselor at Paden City High School, effective immediately.
Rita Carol Roberts, acceptance of resignation from positions as academic coach and LINKS coordinator at LDS, effective June 30, 2014.
Kathi D. Schmalz, acceptance of resignation from position as LINKS coordinator at MHS, effective immediately.
Professional Personnel:
Adam B. Beatty, approval for change in assignment from technology systems specialist – countywide, based at WCCCF, 240-day contract, to county technology supervisor – countywide, based at WCCCF, 240-day contract, effective July 22.
Elizabeth A. Dippold, approval for employment as half-time art teacher at VHS, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Elizabeth A. Dippold, approval for employment as countywide half-time substitute teacher, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Anita M. Lemon, approval for change in assignment from countywide substitute teacher to human services/family and consumer science teacher at VHS, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Beverly D. Price, approval for employment as social studies teacher at LDS, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Marlee E. Amos, approval for change in assignment from countywide substitute teacher to sixth grade teacher at NMS, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
John B. Armstrong, approval for employment as sixth grade teacher at NMS, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Meredith L. Pilant, approval for change in assignment from third grade teacher at PCES to first grade teacher at NMS, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Service Personnel:
Faye K. Heasley, approval for change in assignment from the RIF/Preferred Recall List to countywide/itinerant supervisory teacher aide – special education (one-one-one), based at LDS, 502/C, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Dina L. Howell, approval for change in assignment from countywide supervisory teacher aide – special education (one-on-one) based at HHS, 503/D, to supervisory teacher aide/autism mentor – special education at SLS, 503/D, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Daniel B. Tyler, approval for change in assignment from countywide substitute custodian II to evening custodian II at MHS, 682/B, effective July 24.
Rescindments for 2014-2015 School Year:
Amanda K. Hoskins, approval for change in assignment from supervisory teacher aide at HHS, 504/E, to supervisory teacher aide – special education at NMS, 504/E, effective the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.
Coordinator Assignments for the 2014-2015 School Year
Long Drain School: SAT coordinator, Ted G. Sumner; site coordinator for technology, Beth A. Sigley
New Martinsville School: academic coach kindergarten/first, Angela M. Barcus; academic coach seventh/eighth, Alison M. Fluharty; LINKS coordinator, Brian J. Croasmun; sat coordinator kindergarten/ third, Stacy K. Hooper; SAT coordinator fourth through eighth, Margaret F. Prichard; site coordinator for technology, Alison M. Fluharty, Co-coord.; site coordinator for technology, Mary A. Young, Co-coord.
Short Line School: academic coach third/fourth, Charles R. Blair; academic coach fifth/sixth, Charles R. Blair; SAT coordinator, Mollie Toppe; LINKS coordinator, Teresa L. Standiford; site coordinator for technology, James C. Archer, Phillip B. Husley (one-half – not a county funded position), Emily S. Robinson (one-half, not a county funded position).
Paden City Elementary School: academic coach, Shawnna L. Matheny; SAT coordinator, Christine M. Mace; site coordinator for technology, John H. Ice, Jr.
Hundred High School: academic coach, Jeanine K. Watson; sat coordinator, Jeanine K. Watson; LINKS coordinator, Beverly A. Vanscyoc; site coordinator
Magnolia High School: academic coach, Stacy E. Barcus, Thomas R. Myers; SAT coordinator, Diane M. Brown; site coordinator for technology, Mark D. Lemasters
Paden City High School: academic coach ninth/twelfth, Shelly L. Hulsey; academic coach seventh/eighth, Shelly L. Hulsey; sat coordinator, Toby L. Willis; LINKS coordinator, Jason P. Salva; site coordinator for technology, Shelly L. Hulsey
Valley High School: academic coach, Janice A. Moore; SAT coordinator, Janet H. Moore; LINKS coordinator, Janet H. Moore; site coordinator for technology, Joshua R. Weekley
WCCCF: SAT coordinator, Kimberly A. Sobataka
Routine Matters:
Request to Attend Wetzel County Schools:
Approval of request from Kimberly Wilson for her son, Spencer Billings, to continue attending Wetzel County Schools (PCES) for the 2014-2015 school year, pending release from Tyler County.
Release from Wetzel County Schools:
Approval of request from Shayne and Alana Minor for their daughter, Cara Lee Paige Minor, to be released from Wetzel County Schools (LDS) to attend Marion County Schools for the 2014-2015 school year.
Golf Fees:
Approval of request from Dave Tallman, golf coach at MHS, for payment of $500 fee for the use of the course at Fairway Riverside Golf Course in Sardis for the upcoming 2014-2015 “WVSSAC” Season.
Approval of request from Nate Tallman, golf coach at PCHS, for payment of $500 fee for the use of the course at Fairway Riverside Golf Course in Sardis for the upcoming 2014-2015 “WVSSAC” Season.
Lease Agreements:
Town of Hundred Athletic Field leased from the Town of Hundred beginning July 30, expiring June 15, 2015, for $9,300.
Huskie Lumber Property on state Route 7 leased from the Huskie Lumber Company Company (for parking buses in the Hundred Area) beginning Oct. 16, 2014, through October 15, 2015, for $2,400.
Pine Grove Land leased to the Wetzel County EMT Squad, Short Line Area, for one dollar per year beginning the first day of July 2014 through June 30, 2015.
Fund Raisers:
Per advisement of the Board’s legal counsel, the superintendent recommends that the board approve the following groups/organizations tovraise funds (monies) in the name of a particular school in Wetzel County:
Paden City Elementary School: PCES, PCES PTA, PCES Art, PCES Chess Club, PCES Library, PCES Choir, PCES Boosters, PCES Relay for LIFE, PCES Leukemia
New Martinsville School: NMS seventh/eighth volleyball; NMS seventh/eighth girls’ basketball; NMS seventh/eighth boys’ basketball; NMS seventh/eighth girls’ track; NMS seventh/eighth boys’ track; NMS seventh/eighth wrestling; NMS fifth/eighth band; NMS Relay for Life; NMS PTO; NMS after-school art program; NMS
Approval of the following Chaperones/Volunteers for the 2014-2015
School Year:
Magnolia High School: Ryan Deems, Melissa Thomas, Tabitha Lewis, Fred Emch, Gregory Snyder, Dot Wiley, Thomas Jude, Sue Miller, and Joshua Chiado.
Out of State Trips:
Approval of request from Shane Highley, director of elementary curriculum and instruction (Pre-K-6) and Title I, for Jennifer Eller and the SLS summer school staff to take the summer school students from SLS on a trip to Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., on July 22. Funded through Title I.
Approval of request from Thomas Myers, Director of Music, to take the marching band students from Magnolia High School to Martins Ferry, Ohio, for the OVAC Showcase of Bands on Oct. 18 at no expense to the Wetzel County Board of Education.