Greenfield school board hears project updates; employment a large part of board agenda
Pictured (clockwise around the table from the left) during a board of education meeting earlier this year are GEVS Superintendent Quincey Gray, board members Rachel Fraley, Eric Wise, and Eric Zint, treasurer Brad Barber, and board members Marilyn Mitchell and Sandy Free. Director of instruction Alisa Barrett is also pictured next to Gray. (Photo by Angela Shepherd/GEVS)
By Angela Shepherd
GEVS
With the new school year fast approaching, a large part of the Greenfield board of education’s business at its meeting on July 14 dealt with employment. But there were also some updates on buildings and grounds.
As there are several projects going on this summer at Greenfield schools, those updates included the auditorium revitalization, science lab project, FFA outdoor learning area and barn, and concrete work.
As of the end of June, more than $100,000 has been raised toward the work in the auditorium. The last time the space was redone was in the 1980s. Carpet, painting, seating, curtains, and sound system are all part of the various steps to redoing the auditorium. A donor wall is also planned to highlight all who have been a part of making it happen. The design for the wall is in the final stages of approval.
With the science lab project, which is seeing to the necessary refurbishment of the area, the building and grounds committee toured the site at its June 30 meeting. It is reported that things are moving along smoothly. Committee members also toured the courtyard to view concrete work in progress.
All buildings have been completed for the FFA outdoor learning area and barn. The next steps are to add rolling doors and eventually add concrete flooring.
In other business, board members accepted consent agenda items that included the approval of the student wellness and success plan for the coming year, the resignation of teacher Alabama Cutler, and the resignation of cook Jessica Perkins.
In other meeting matters employment recommendations were approved by the board. Those include all of the following: Rebecca Anderson - cook, main campus; Danny Bobbitt - van driver; Gary Grate - Tiger Bites cook; Jessica Perkins - Rainsboro head cook; Brock Haines - volunteer soccer assistant; and Taylor Butterbaugh - volunteer volleyball assistant, middle school. Certified substitutes Leah Beery, Sidney Gillis, Honey Knisley, Samantha Mason, Kyndall Penwell, David Shoemaker, and Cassaundra Wheaton. Renewal of returning certified substitutes Amanda Adams, Cynthia Allen, Veronica Anderson, Colton Askew, Shannon Barton, Deborah Betts, Adam Bushatz, Tyler Carman, Ezekiel Crabtree, Regina Detwiler, Aaron Dhume, Suanne Edwards, Tammy Elliott, Charles “Mark” Eselgroth, Rhonda Fent, Shane Fligor, Joan Free, Samantha Gaddis, Aimee Gaines, John Gill, Jonathon Goddard, Karen Goddard, Deborah Hensley, Adam Hester, Amy Hester, Michelle Houck, Sam Hudnell, Jana Huff-Daye, Bryn Karnes, Kaitlin Kellis, Jason King, Tracy Kipker, Amy Kline, Jackie Knisley, Jessica Knisley, Jill Lee, Lorie May, Thomas Mitchell, Ashley Oglesby, Douglas Peabody, Margaret Penn-Free, Katlyn Penwell-Purdin, Cathay Rivas, Kara Roberts, Glenna Rowe, Angela Shepherd, Lee Snyder, DesaRae Stockdale, Molly Townsend, Joellen Wagner, and Howard Zody. Classified substitutes: Martha Baldridge - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Dawn Barnhart - custodial; Valarie Barrett - aide, secretary; Katherine Bowman - aide, cafeteria, secretary; April Breakfield - aide; Jennifer Bunner - custodial; Debbie Burgess - cafeteria; John Caskey - bus driver; Wendy Coonrod - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Brittany Crippen - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Katelynn Davidson - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Lauren Dowden - aide; Judith Earley - bus driver; Penelope Everhart - secretary; Kaleb Frazier - custodial; Christopher Goddard - bus driver; Jonathon Goddard - aide; Emily Howard - aide; Karen Jennings - aide; Andrea Johnson - aide, secretary; Kaitlin Kellis - aide; Misty Leon - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Cherish McCarty - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Christopher Miller - aide, van driver; Ann Morrow - secretary; Beth Pennington - aide, secretary; Amber Pryor - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Madison Schumacher - bus driver; Cindy Seaton - aide; Stacie Smith - bus driver; Racheal Sowers - aide, cafeteria, custodial, maintenance, secretary; Michael Sykes - bus driver; Coy Tite - aide; Melissa Trent - custodial, van driver; Emilly Ward - custodial; Leanna Warren - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Michael Weaver - bus driver; Carol Wend - cafeteria, secretary; Melissa West - aide, cafeteria, secretary; Jordayn Woods - aide, cafeteria, secretary; and Linda Zirkles - aide.
The next regular meeting of the Greenfield Exempted Village School DIstrict Board of Education is scheduled for Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. in the central office boardroom. To keep updated on what is going on in the Greenfield Exempted Village School District, go to the district website at greenfield.k12.oh.us or go to the district’s social media pages. The individual buildings also have Facebook pages. The district’s central office may be reached by calling (937) 981-2152.
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