Several last-minute back-to-school items on Monday's school board agenda
Several last-minute back-to-school issues will be addressed at Monday's August Bluffton school board meeting. The session is at 7:30 p.m. in the elementary media center.
The meeting's agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The board will act on the resignation of Ann Miller as a bus driver. Action will also take place the hiring of Deann Scott as bus driver. The board will also act on Kayla Cooper as head middle school cheerleading advisor.
Substitute teaching contracts will be acted upon for the following persons:
Danielle Rice
Ashleigh Hodosko
Kara Goodwin
Mary Engle
Kristen Bonifas
Mark Shine
David Schimmoeller
James Leaman
Sara Feldner
Tammera Breneman
Rita Van Nederveen
Karen Reidenbach-Dew
Megan Dunlap
Lawren Neeley
Michael Liles
Nick Miller
Valarie Parsell
Steven Moorman
Gina Staley-Burley
Sarah Schroeder
Loretta Clevenger
Kate Smith
Matthew Davis
Robert Doyle
Amy Mikesell
Cathy Mart
Brad Shuck
Nadene Goecke
Melinda Smith
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