Board accepts resignations, approves tenure and staff changes; authorizes ancillary hires

The Murfreesboro Community Unit School District 186 board accepted multiple employee resignations, approved accelerated tenure recommendations, authorized voluntary certified transfers, and approved noncertified and volunteer athletic hires at the July meeting. The board accepted resignation letters from Ruthie (last name in packet varies between Herder/Berger) from her kindergarten teaching position at General John A. Logan after 13 years, Jessica Stanton (also referenced as Jessica Staley in the record) resigning from her school-nurse post to return to hospital work, and Anna Beck, a paraprofessional at Caruthers, who said she will not return in August. Each resignation was presented in writing and approved by motion and unanimous vote. The board approved accelerated tenure for teachers named in the packet: Gary Trimble, Dana Castleman, Stacy Stanton, Shelby Miller, Tara Bruno and Britney Lockhart; the motion passed by roll call. Certified voluntary transfers approved included Darl Young (moving from fourth to fifth grade) and Lila Craig (from fifth to fourth grade). The board also approved noncertified and athletic recommendations: Brian McClanahan as MHS head bass-fishing coach and Ryan Finke as a volunteer MHS football coach. The board voted to authorize the employment of ancillary employees (e.g., hearing itinerant, paraprofessionals, EMCs) on an as‑needed basis when a student with individualized needs enrolls after a meeting has adjourned, directing staff to hire immediately to provide required supports. The meeting record indicates motions on these personnel items passed unanimously; the transcript shows votes of assent from all members present. No disciplinary actions or contested employment decisions were reported in the public session. The board did not provide salary details, effective start dates beyond general references, or personnel file specifics in the public minutes.