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Murphysboro CUSD 186 board accepts resignations, posts openings and confirms hires

Murphysboro CUSD 186 Board of Education · June 17, 2026
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Summary

Trustees accepted several staff resignations and approved multiple hires, transfers and volunteer coach appointments; the board also posted teacher and aide openings at MHS.

The Murphysboro CUSD 186 Board of Education accepted multiple resignations and approved several employment actions and postings during the meeting.

S3 read letters notifying the board of resignations: Tracy Loving resigned as 6th- and 7th-grade basketball coach at Murkis Brown Middle School; Debbie (transcript: 'Debbie Bunzelmeyer' / referenced earlier as Gabby Bunzelmeyer) notified the district she expects a child and requested eight weeks of maternity leave starting at delivery; Aaron Hankins resigned as MMS student council sponsor; and Dana Castleman resigned as head cheer coach at Perkins Grove Middle School because she is taking an assistant coach role at the high school.

S1 read recognitions for continued service (Brooke Whittington, Leah Stewart, Jennifer Eagle, Kelsey Park, Alexa Ross, Cheyenne Olber) and listed employments and assignments presented in closed session: a voluntary transfer of Sarah Norman from MHS special-ed resource to MHS English with two special-ed sections, summer-school assignments (including Rob Kirk for driver’s ed behind-the-wheel), noncertified hires and volunteer baseball and cheer coaching appointments (Jack English, Eli Fleming, Dana Castleman as MHS cheer assistant coach). The board moved, seconded and approved the personnel items by roll call.

S1 also announced postings for teacher and aide positions at MHS. The board did not provide additional details about timelines for filling the vacancies during the meeting.