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Georgetown-Ridge Farm board approves multiple teacher hires and accepts several resignations
Summary
The board approved hires including Molly Fourez (Title I), Zoe Hughes (5th grade), Ashley Blankenship (JH) and Henry Schmidt (MMJH science), and accepted resignations from five staff members. Actions were approved during the May 18 meeting with unanimous support.
The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Community Unit District #4 board approved multiple personnel actions during its May 18, 2026 meeting, approving four teacher hires and accepting several resignations.
Board members voted to hire Molly Fourez as a Title I teacher, Zoe Hughes as a fifth-grade teacher, Ashley Blankenship as a junior high teacher and Henry Schmidt as MMJH science teacher. The board also accepted resignations from Kindergarten teachers Polly Colter and Liberty Dunaway, special education teacher Shara Shutter, sixth-grade math teacher Lacee Cottrell and aide Carla Weston. The motion to approve these personnel items was moved by Greg Emmert and seconded by Eric Flessner; the roll call recorded no nay votes and the motion carried.
The approvals were listed under the Human Resources consent items; the board did not record discussion on the individual hires or resignations in the minutes. No salary figures or start dates were included in the record.
The board is scheduled to reconvene after closed session; further personnel details, including effective dates and contract terms, were not specified in the minutes.
