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Franklin Borough School District accepts teacher retirement, OKs resignations and new hires
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the board accepted the retirement of elementary teacher Alison Hendershot (effective Jan. 1, 2026), approved resignations for two part-time staff with Oct. 31 effective dates, amended a mentor stipend and appointed several part-time hires pending paperwork.
The Franklin Borough School District Board of Education on Oct. 13 accepted the retirement of elementary teacher Alison Hendershot, effective Jan. 1, 2026, and approved the resignations of part-time paraprofessional Caitlin Collins and part-time physical education/health teacher Alyssa Novak, each with last days on or about Oct. 31, 2025. Board President Kathleen Clohessey read Hendershot’s retirement letter to the record.
The approvals were part of a larger personnel block motion that passed by roll call. Superintendent John R. Giacchi and Personnel Committee Chair Stephanie Perna presented the slate of recommendations.
Why it matters: the resignations and retirement will change staffing levels at multiple grade spans and triggered several related personnel adjustments. The board amended a previously approved mentor stipend for Nicholas Speer, approving a prorated stipend for 11 weeks of mentoring (Aug. 27–Nov. 14, 2025) related to novice teacher Alyssa Novak; district records show Novak received 16 weeks of mentorship elsewhere and $220 of the required $550 stipend was already paid.
Other personnel actions approved include: a change to paraprofessional Natasha Gonzalez’s full-time equivalent to .75 effective Oct. 2, 2025; a $1,800 custodial stipend for David McDole (Assistant to the Head Custodian); extensions of previously authorized home instruction (teacher Kristen Bauer at $45/hour, paraprofessional Sarah Blondina at $19.62/hour, up to 10 hours/week, beginning Sept. 30, 2025); and the appointment of Gina Frazer (.71 FTE part-time paraprofessional) and Roger DeGroat (.71 FTE part-time PE/Health teacher) pending required paperwork. The board also approved referees at $95 per game, certified substitutes (teacher at $150/day; nurse at $250/day), and a range of professional-development listings including CPI training for paraprofessionals and ASHA convention registration for one staff member.
Board process and next steps: motions were brought forward by members of the Personnel Committee and approved by roll call. Appointments are contingent on completion of required documentation. The board did not set further public hearings on these personnel items at the meeting.
