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Pickerington Local board approves multiple administrator hires, transition days and contract adjustments
Summary
The Pickerington Local School District board approved several administrator appointments, interim assignments and contract adjustments including new directors and lead assistant principal placements.
The Pickerington Local School District Board of Education voted to approve several administrator hires, interim appointments and contract adjustments during its meeting Tuesday.
Dr. Hunt read the consent agenda that included administrative contracts and resignations and recommended approvals. “This is a recommendation for Angela Acapaugh to be appointed to the Director of Academic Innovation and Instructional Technology position,” Dr. Hunt said while reading the list of appointments; the board approved the recommended slate.
Other approved appointments included Mary E. Richardson (also referenced in the meeting as Mary Elizabeth and as Beth Richardson) as Director of Human Resources; Pam Waits as lead assistant principal at Pickerington High School North; Malika Jefferson to an adjusted contract as interim executive director of student services; and Lisonbee Zweifel to an adjusted contract to serve as interim director of special education. The board also approved 10 transition days for each newly appointed administrator listed in the agenda item.
The consent agenda further included salary contract adjustments tied to a memorandum of understanding between the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education and the Pickerington Education Association (PEA) that was approved May 27, 2025. The adjustments covered new-hire salary corrections and stipends, including a $750 stipend for each staff who served as a resident educator mentor (years 1 and 2) during the 2024–25 school year and the appointment of Anna Meyer as the 2025–26 resident educator mentor coordinator.
Board members asked clarifying questions about steps and stipend placement under the MOU. One board member noted intervention specialists had been placed at step 14 per the MOU and asked whether additional local incentives might be added to address staffing challenges.
The motion to approve the consent agenda and related administrator contracts passed on roll call; Mrs. Niekamp, Mrs. Olszewski and Mr. Postage voted yes during the roll call recorded at the motion’s conclusion.
The approvals cover contract rescissions, new limited one-year certificated contracts contingent on completion of employment materials, summer-school recommendations, and updates to support-personnel contracts listed in the agenda.
