Board approves block of personnel actions, recognizes retirees and accepts new hires
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The Starpoint Central School District board approved a slate of appointments, leaves and separations as a block, recognized multiple retirees, and accepted new probationary hires including Jenna Patterson and Anna Stein.
The Starpoint Central School District Board of Education approved multiple personnel items as consensus motions and recognized several long‑serving employees who are retiring.
Board members voted to accept separations, leaves, and a block of appointments without individual roll-call recorded in the transcript. The approved appointments included Jenna Patterson (probationary elementary education teacher, effective Aug. 26, 2025 to Aug. 27, 2029), Anna Stein (probationary special-education consultant teacher, high school), Emma Grama McDonald (personal care aide, resignation effective June 14, 2025 — noted as an addition to separations), and Emma Finch (account clerical 1, probationary appointment effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). Two duplicate appointments were removed from the agenda.
Superintendent-level remarks (presented as Dr. Croft in the meeting) and other staff recognized a large group of retirees and highlighted their years of service and roles. Retirees singled out included Kathy Bache (30 years, payroll clerk), Sue Dannenberg (27 years, teacher aide), Shelley Jimerson (21 years, teacher aide and first makerspace teacher aide), Melinda Mahoney (24 years, RTI/computer lab), Mary Nicoletti (19 years, occupational therapy), Sherry (18 years, data/information coordinator), Lynn Dayford (29 years, duplicating operator), Scott Gardner (grounds, 21 years), Donna (22 years, laborer), Diane O'Lear (teacher aide), Karen Schwab (20 years) and others. Staff noted the cumulative service of retirees exceeded 250 years.
The board also approved a request to use STA sick bank days and approved a contract between Starpoint Central School District and Associated Physical and Occupational Therapists. The eighth-grade field trip to Boston, scheduled May 12–15, 2026, was approved as presented.
Board members congratulated the new hires and retirees and welcomed the incoming staff; no individual votes were recorded in the transcript beyond the chair calling for "All in favor?" and receiving assent. Several staff transitions were noted: Joel Capolino moving to Owen BOCES, and Corey Gray departing for North Tonawanda. New staff Jackie Sanderson was named as a successor in a data coordinator role.
These personnel motions were adopted as consent items during the meeting’s consensus-agenda portion.
