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Iroquois board notes multiple retirements, new hires and schedules BOCES ballot and planning conference
Summary
Board members recognized several upcoming retirements, announced new hires, confirmed a special April 29 BOCES ballot meeting and discussed a July district planning conference; the board also confirmed interview dates for an assistant-principal vacancy.
The Iroquois Central School District Board of Education at its meeting acknowledged several retirements, confirmed new hires, and set dates related to BOCES voting and internal planning.
Jane Sullivan provided a written report on the Erie 2 BOCES annual meeting, praising BOCES programs and urging continued district participation. The board noted component-district balloting for the Erie 2 BOCES budget and board elections will take place at a special meeting on April 29.
Why it matters: BOCES programs supply career and technical education and shared services used by district students; component-district votes determine BOCES budgets and membership representation.
Retirements and hires - The board recognized a slate of staff retirements effective at the end of the year: Diane Campbell, David Karcheson, Janice Chaney, Tim Gastel, Melinda Harvey, Sue Leo, Linda Whelan, Kristen Wignicki and Judy Gingrich (names as listed in the meeting record). - Incoming staff named in the meeting included Erica Fargitt (art teacher), Laura Syada (speech) and Amy Pisinski (part-time senior clerk typist in the athletic office). Dawn was introduced as the district’s incoming district clerk.
Staffing and interviews - The board discussed staffing changes in counseling and instructional roles. The counseling center will shift to three counselors and one social worker (replacing a social-worker position with a counselor) so each grade can have an assigned counselor. - The assistant-principal hiring process for the high school is underway; interviews were scheduled for April 21–22 with board members invited to participate by contacting Nora (the district clerk).
Board planning and governance - The board discussed condensing its traditional two-day district planning conference to a shorter, work-session-style half day and tentatively scheduled a planning session for July 22 with an early-morning start; the final time and agenda will be confirmed.
Ending: Board members thanked retirees for their service and encouraged continued district participation in BOCES programs; no final personnel appointments were voted at the meeting (interviews and hiring processes remain in progress).
