Board will act on resignations, contracts and student teaching assignments
Bluffton school board will act on several resignations, contracts and student teaching assignments during its Monday board meeting.
The complete board agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Resignations:
• Hannah Slechter – high school head cheerleading advisor, effective Nov. 1
• Brianna Atkins – high school cheerleading assistant advisor, effective Nov. 1
• Julie Althaus – volunteer cross country, effective Aug. 1
Eight supplemental contracts will be considered. These involve coaching positions for girls’ basketball, wrestling, cross country and basketball cheerleading.
Two student teaching assignments will be considered. These are to:
• Alyssa Miller, Ohio Northern University, with David Sycks, Jan. 12 through May 1
• Kaitlyn McKibben, Ohio Northern University, with Kara Zink, Jan. 12 through May 1
Stories Posted This Week
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award
Monday, October 12, 2026
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 9
- Pirate girls soccer loss vs. St. Marys
- Pirate volleyball sweeps Carey
- “The Trumpet Player” sculpture at Bluffton University receives conservation grant
- October 13 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Plenty of action at Oct 10 Dillinger robbery reenactment and motorcycle show
- Caitlyn Couch junior piano recital, October 16
- Bluffton community survey opens for Active Transportation Plan