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Cabot School Board records vote to approve personnel recommendations
Summary
At a special Jan. 21 meeting, the Cabot School District Board of Education moved into executive session and the minutes show the board voted 5-0 to approve personnel recommendations that list certified retirements, a resignation, new hires and classified staffing changes. Approvals are contingent on licensure and background checks.
Cabot School District Board of Education Vice President James Hertzog called a special meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2026. The minutes state the board moved into executive session and that "the board voted to approve personnel as presented." The motion was made by board member Joe Trusty and seconded by board member Sally Beebe; the motion passed 5-0. Present and recorded as voting yes were James Hertzog, Sally Beebe, Pam Clem, Kevin Tipton and Joe Trusty. Marvin Jones and Sarah Owen were listed as absent.
The board’s personnel documents, included in the meeting record, list certified retirements, a certified resignation and several recommended hires. Certified retirements in the document include Stephanie Bostick, Middle School North teacher, and Debbie Grimes, Stagecoach teacher, both with effective dates of June 30, 2026. The minutes list a certified resignation by Danyelle Motes, a special education teacher at Middle School South, effective Jan. 23, 2026. Recommended certified new hires named in the document include Patricia Baptiste, listed for a teacher position at Stagecoach, and Lance Clark, listed as Director of Football / District Operations / Head Football Coach. The document states that all recommended licensed certified personnel are contingent on completing licensure requirements and clearing criminal background and child maltreatment registry checks.
A separate classified personnel document in the meeting materials lists Robert Doty as a classified retirement (director of transportation, effective June 30, 2026) and notes a classified transfer/reassignment for Tasha Turner to Westside food service. The classified document likewise states hiring is contingent on clearing criminal background and child maltreatment registry checks.
The minutes record that there was no public comment during the special meeting. The meeting adjourned at 5:19 p.m.
The meeting record does not provide further details about the executive session’s subject matter or any additional discussion beyond the listed personnel recommendations and the recorded vote.
