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Board approves six new hires for 2026–27 and accepts two resignations
Summary
Ms. Jackson presented six recommended hires (start date Aug. 24, 2026) and two resignations were accepted; the board approved the hires and the resignations unanimously (hires vote 7–0; resignations vote 7–0). Transcript contains name inconsistencies between the packet and the motion; see audit.
At the meeting Ms. Jackson presented personnel items: six recommended new hires for the 2026–27 school year, each listed with an Aug. 24, 2026 start date, and two resignations effective June 11, 2026.
New hires as presented in the packet and the motion text included K5 teachers, special‑education roles and a high‑school physical education teacher. Names appearing in the presentation and motion included:
- (packet list) Cameron Kendrick — (motion later referenced a "Taylor Kendrick") — K5 teacher, start Aug. 24, 2026 (first‑year teacher as presented). - Noel (Noel) Anderson — K5 teacher, start Aug. 24, 2026 (first‑year teacher). - Christopher Jacoby — fourth‑grade special‑education teacher, start Aug. 24, 2026 (11 years’ experience). - Valerie Gilbertson — early‑childhood special‑education teacher, start Aug. 24, 2026 (first‑year teacher). - Mark Formanek — high‑school physical education teacher, start Aug. 24, 2026 (16 years’ experience). - Ijeoma Oduna Ananaka (packet) / Ijeoma Odunze‑Ojukwu (motion text) — second‑grade special‑education teacher, start Aug. 24, 2026 (9 years’ experience).
The board moved and seconded a motion to approve the hires; the motion carried unanimously with a 7–0 vote as recorded in the meeting. Ms. Jackson also announced two resignations: Kelly Eggerdorf (elementary fifth‑grade teacher), resignation submitted April 27, 2026, last day June 11, 2026 (two years’ service); and Tanya Buford (high‑school business marketing teacher), resignation submitted May 11, 2026, last day June 11, 2026 (three years’ service). The board approved the resignations in a motion that carried unanimously.
