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Iron Mountain board approves varsity coaching hires and two support staff
Summary
At its Jan. 27 special meeting, the Iron Mountain Board of Education unanimously approved hiring two varsity coaches and two support employees, with all hires contingent on clear state and FBI criminal record checks under Public Act 189 and listed start dates.
President Shari Picucci-White presided over the Iron Mountain Board of Education’s special meeting on Jan. 27, 2026, where the board approved multiple personnel hires.
The board voted 7-0 to accept the athletic director’s recommendations to hire Zachary Jones as the boys/girls varsity track coach and Michael Pickett as varsity boys baseball coach, with a listed start date of Jan. 19, 2026; the motion was moved by James Carollo and supported by Darren Petschar. All hires were noted as contingent on clear state and FBI criminal record checks in accordance with Public Act 189.
In a separate motion, the board unanimously approved hiring Elizabeth Ryan as a food service prep/server, with a start date listed as Jan. 21, 2026, and Tom Golfis as a 512 education assistant, with a start date recorded in the minutes as Feb. 2, 2026. The same motion includes an inconsistent duplicate reference to a Jan. 21, 2026 start date for Golfis; the minutes do not resolve that discrepancy. The motion to approve these hires was moved by James Carollo and supported by Darren Petschar.
Why it matters: These hires affect school athletic programs and daily support operations at Iron Mountain Public Schools and were processed with the background-check contingencies required by state law.
The board’s action was procedural; the record does not indicate further debate or public comment on the hires. The board approved the agenda, the Jan. 12 minutes and these personnel items during the special meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
