Unit 40 Board Holds Special Meeting Monday

Effingham Unit 40 board members took care of some items Monday ahead of the start of the school year this Thursday.

The Board approved its hazardous bus routes resolution, which involves the same routes as last school year. The resolution allows the district to pick up students in those areas even if they are less than 1-1/2 miles from their school building.

The Board approved a tuition waiver for non-resident students whose parents work for Unit 40. Board members also authorized Superintendent Andy Johnson to fill personnel vacancies between now and the regular monthly board meeting next Monday night. The Board will then formally act on those hirings at Monday's meeting.

In the meantime, the Board took care of some personnel moves last night.

Those hired--Hanna Hood, Chelsea Painter, Marissa Brown, and Brandon Wilson as paraprofessionals; Alexandra Estes as junior high Science teacher; Daniel Walker as junior high Computers and Technology teacher; Stephanie Habing as Speech Language Pathologist; Dawn Hootselle as Little Hearts Early Childhood Center Lead Instructor; Cheyenne Stewart as Little Hearts Early Childhood Center Teacher Assistant; Sandy Feldhake as four hour bus aide; Nathan Delks as four hour bus driver; Sidney Donaldson as girls 8th grade basketball coach; and Hallee Lewis as junior high cheer coach.

Those transferred--DeAnna Bowlin as part-time Little Hearts Early Childhood Center instructor and Lindsey Storm as Technology Integrationist Specialist.

Those resignations accepted--Weston Peno as Technology Integrationist Specialist; Natalie Fearday as Little Hearts Early Childhood Center Teacher Assistant; Alexandra Estes as junior high Mentor Facilitator; Samantha Eads as fifth grade teacher; and Daniel Walker as paraprofessional.