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Wallkill Valley board approves personnel actions: coordinator appointment, salary move, substitute list and coaching changes
Summary
The board appointed Paula Ramm as Semi Coordinator ($4,000), approved a teacher salary movement for Michael Devore to MA Step 9 ($91,814), added multiple substitutes, approved summer hours for counselors, accepted two cheer-coach resignations, and approved conditional fall coaching appointments.
The Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board on July 22 approved several personnel items and an addendum affecting coaching, substitutes and summer staffing.
Personnel approvals included appointing Paula Ramm as Semi Coordinator for the 2025–2026 school year at an annual stipend of $4,000 and approving a movement on the teacher salary guide for Michael Devore to MA Step 9 at $91,814 effective Sept. 1, 2025. The board also approved the addition of a long substitute list and the hiring of Shelby Melhus as a paraprofessional for 2025–2026 at $22 per hour (not to exceed 28 weekly hours), pending required paperwork.
The board approved additional summer hours for three guidance counselors (Lauren Donohue, James Hamill and David Wolfelsperger) at up to 30 hours each at $51 per hour. The board accepted, with regret, the resignations of Tonya Flezsar as Head Fall Cheerleading Coach and Barbara Formica as Assistant Cheerleading Coach effective immediately. The minutes record conditional fall coaching appointments with stipends prorated if a season is not completed because of an emergency or public-health directive.
Personnel votes were approved in a roll call vote as recorded in the minutes (mover/second recorded). The minutes do not include individual employment contracts or detailed hiring paperwork but note that certain hires are contingent on required documentation.
