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Fitzgerald board approves resignations, hires and staff changes
Summary
The Board approved multiple personnel items Feb. 9, 2026, including recorded resignations, terminations, reassignments, coach appointments, new hires, and an unpaid leave request.
The Fitzgerald Public Schools Board of Education recorded several personnel actions on Feb. 9, including resignations, terminations, staff reassignments and new hires. The minutes list resignations effective in January 2026 (for example, Toni Leverett and Amatullah Ahmed) and terminations including Gary Skop and Cameron Buchanan.
The superintendent presented recommendations for new hires (Precious Howard; Jeani Bonacorsi; Tiara Freeman) and the board approved each recommendation by motion with unanimous votes recorded as AYE: All, NAY: None. The board also approved staff reassignments and coaching appointments with effective dates ranging from February through April 2026 and recorded an unpaid leave for Melina James (Jan. 21–Feb. 9, 2026).
One vote recorded an abstention: Raymond DeLoatch was noted as abstaining on approval of the Jan. 12, 2026 meeting minutes. The minutes itemize each personnel action and associated effective dates but do not provide additional narrative explanation about individual cases, reasons for resignations or terminations, or any pending appeals.
