School board acts on resignations and hirings
Bluffton school board will act on several resignations and hirings during its Thursday, June 23, board meeting. Action anticipated includes:
(The entire June 23 agenda is an attachment at the bottom of the story)
Resignations
Kyle Cutnaw – Teacher – Effective May 31, 2016
Jane Moser – Head Cook – Effective May 31, 2016
Beverly Simon – Educational Aide – Effective May 31, 2016
Jeremy Basinger – Head Middle School Football Coach – Effective Immediately
Steven Edwards – Assistant Middle School Football Coach – Effective Immediately
Supplemental Contracts (2016-2017):
Activity - Employee
Faculty Manager - David Glick
Assistant High School Football - Nathan Sprunger
Assistant High School Football - Bryan Lloyd
Head Middle School Football - Steven Edwards
Assistant Middle School Football - Jeremy Basinger
Head Girls Tennis - Kristi Owsley
Volunteer Girls Tennis - Deron Geiser
Head Boys Soccer - Stephen Smucker
Assistant Boys Soccer - Paul Bender
Volunteer Assistant Boys Soccer - Nicholas Evans
Volunteer Assistant Boys Soccer - Mitchell Kingsley
Head Girls Soccer - Jared Byers
Head Golf - Nicholas Rackley
Elementary Summer Academy Certified Contracts:
Aug. 8, through 19 at $21.52 per hour worked
Ryan Dunlap
Nicole Fruchey
Tami Hardy
Julie Garmatter
Barbara Maag
Christine McCafferty
Karen McCauley
Heidi Steiner
Elementary Substitute Summer Academy Certified Contract:
Aug. 8, through 19 at $21.52 per hour worked
Emily Ellerbrock
Rebecca Boblitt
High School Summer School Certified Contract:
June 13 through 30 at $21.15 per hour worked
Michaeline Lovell
Seasonal/Casual Contract at $10 Per Hour Worked:
Alex Hanna
Certified Teacher Adjustment (2016-2017):
Rachael Lewis - Increasing to one-half time per day
Superintendent Secretary Calendar Change Effective July 1, 2016:
Julie Steiner – 260 Day Calendar
EMIS Coordinator Fiscal Year 2017:
Julie Steiner be issued a contract as EMIS Coordinator at $12,000 to be paid May 2017
Contract – Classified Employee (2016-2017):
David Glick – Educational Aide
Step 0 – 60 Day Trial Period, $12.57 Per Hour
2 Hours Per Day
First Day – August 25, 2016
Rebecca Peralta – Educational Aide
Step 0 – 60 Day Trial Period, $12.57 Per Hour
7.5 Hours Per Day
First Day – August 25, 2016
Contract – Certified Employee (2016-2017)
Jeffrey Richards – Teacher
1 Year Contract, MA – Step 6 - $46,409
Mason Roth – Teacher
1 Year Contract, BA - Step 0 - $33,557
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 25, 2026
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Allen East
- Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician
- Send October 2026 calendar events to the Icon
- New time for Planning and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meetings, Sept 29
- Pirate boys golf 10th at sectionals
- Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- September 21 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center