Jackson County Board approves multiple personnel contracts, hires, transfers and a retirement

The Jackson County Board of Education approved multiple personnel items during its meeting, including new contracts for bus aides and medical assistants, driver hires, a paid parental leave, a retirement and a principal appointment.

Actions taken included approval of contracts for Angie Schrader, Pat Poe and others to provide bus aide and medical assistant services, and contracts for bus driving services for Janice Sanders and Faye McDaniel. The board approved employment items for individuals listed in the packet (items a through l) and accepted grouped resignations listed under items a through g. The board approved an eight‑week paid parental leave for Megan Manning beginning Aug. 11, 2025, and accepted the retirement of James Darwin as principal at Pisgah High School effective Oct. 1, 2025.

Daniel Evans was approved as principal at Woodville High School effective Sept. 11, 2025. The board also approved team contracts for Shannon Gamble, Jeff White and Christian Anderson and named Robert Gibson as assistant track coach at Pisgah for the 2024–25 season.

The personnel motions were presented as grouped consent items in the meeting; the transcript records voice votes with "Aye" and no recorded opposition for the listed items. No amendments or objections were recorded in the excerpt. Several of the approvals were taken together by motion "to approve the individuals in items a through l" or similar grouped language.

Ending: The board carried all personnel motions as presented; individual contract details, salaries and effective dates appear in the board packet, which the presenter said is available to the public.