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Berkeley SD 87 accepts resignations and approves hires for 2025–26
Summary
The board accepted several immediate resignations and approved a slate of licensed personnel and support staff hires pending paperwork for the 2025–26 school year; votes were recorded as carried on roll call.
The Berkeley School District 87 Board of Education accepted multiple personnel actions and approved a slate of new hires for the 2025–26 school year.
The board accepted resignations effective immediately for Renee Renau (third grade, Riley), Andrew Jacobson (8th grade math, MacArthur), Kevin Culberson (6th grade math, Northlake) and Kyle McDill (ELA, MacArthur). The board also approved employment of licensed personnel, effective Aug. 18, 2025 pending completion of employment paperwork. Names included Rebecca Weglars (Northlake, ELA); Michael Spell (multilingual specialist, Northlake); Anna Mains (cross-categorical special education, Northlake); Anna Correa (bilingual first grade, Jefferson); Grace Maloney (ELA, Northlake); Martha Tyson (inclusion resource special education, Northlake); Joyce McGough (multilingual specialist, Northlake); George Youssef (PE, Sunnyside); Joseph Pascarella (science, Northlake); Alyssa Kantopoulos (third grade, Sunnyside); James Blake (ELA, MacArthur); and Anne Galbert (STEM, Northlake).
The board approved leave-of-absence requests for several support staff (Michael McNulty; Jesus Batista; Laura Ruiz Perez; Richard Constantino; Steven Lee; Sonia Falco) and approved additional support hires pending paperwork (Felicia Clay; Guadalupe Yaurige; Beatrice Cababa). The transcript records motions on these consent items and roll-call affirmation with the chair noting 'motion carried.'
The board also accepted an employment termination for Rosa Hernandez (administrative assistant to director of special services) and accepted intent-to-retire letters from Richard Constantino and Marty Berger. These personnel items were handled as part of the consent agenda during the meeting.
