The North Spencer County School Corporation board accepted several resignations and approved multiple staff appointments at its July 2025 meeting.

Superintendent Sheeters listed resignations that included Janae Floyd (preschool assistant at Lincoln Trail), Ellen Hageman (administrative assistant), Jerry Rittenberry (elementary physical education teacher and girls tennis head coach), and Luke Messer (strength and conditioning teacher and assistant football and baseball coach at the middle-high school). The superintendent recommended the board approve the resignations; a motion was made and seconded and the board recorded the motion as carried.

For appointments, the superintendent recommended hiring Rebecca Hildebrand as a cafeteria assistant at Nancy Haines, Aaron Evans as an administrative assistant, Angie Schmidt as a cafeteria assistant at Reitz High School, Natalie Gibson as a behavior technician, Lydia Brock as guidance office secretary, and Todd Greenhafer as director of maintenance at the middle–high school. The superintendent also asked the board to approve the district’s extra-curricular activity (ECA) positions list for the coming year; that list was included in the board packet and the board approved the appointments.

The superintendent said the district will hold new-teacher training on Aug. 5 at the corporation office, with participating administrators and technology staff leading sessions on district systems such as Harmony and grading processes. The board was also told that a community donor is funding a professional-development presenter, with a full-day event scheduled for July 31 focused on instructional practice. The superintendent said the district is encouraging more staff to attend.

Open positions the superintendent noted include an elementary physical education vacancy and a strength position; several noncertified roles (instructional assistants and clerical administrative assistants) were reported as filled or in process.

Why this matters: Staffing changes affect classroom coverage, extracurricular programs and district operations heading into the school year.