Walkerville board forms professional-development advisory committee and approves two hires

Board President George Wolgamott called the Walkerville Public Schools Board of Education meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Monday in Room 13. After routine items and roll call, the board approved its consent agenda, which included adopting an amended agenda, approving minutes of the June 30 budget hearing and regular meeting, and paying district bills.

The board then took separate votes on personnel and committee items. Secretary Holly Flanery moved, and Trustee Albert Tanner seconded, to create a district-provided professional development (DPPD) advisory committee for the 2025–2026 school year; the motion carried 5 Ayes, 0 Nays. Flanery made the motion, supported by John Kirwin, to hire Jeremy Dixon as an elementary teacher for the 2025–2026 school year; that motion also passed 5 Ayes, 0 Nays. Flanery moved, with Trustee Mark Riggs supporting, to hire Danielle Garten as a custodian; the motion passed 5 Ayes, 0 Nays.

Each motion included an oral roll-call tally recorded in the meeting minutes as 5 Ayes and 0 Nays; the transcript does not record individual yes/no votes beyond the tally. The DPPD advisory committee is described in the motion as serving for the 2025–2026 school year; the transcript does not specify committee membership, charge, or reporting schedule.

The board concluded its business and adjourned at 7:41 p.m. A strategic-planning special meeting is scheduled for Aug. 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting minutes also note correspondence from West Shore ESD (draft minutes dated July 8, 2025).