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Board approves hires and a medical hardship leave; Building Trades instructor hired
Summary
The Wilmington CUSD 209-U board approved an unpaid leave for a Stevens Intermediate School teacher, hired a Building Trades Instructor at WHS, added library aides and permanent substitutes, and ratified multiple personnel actions contingent on standard compliance checks.
The board approved an unpaid leave of absence for Julie Farmer, a Stevens Intermediate School third-grade teacher, for health and hardship reasons related to family medical needs; the leave will run for the 2026-2027 school year unless modified under Board policy and the collective bargaining agreement.
Separately, the board approved the employment of William Judge as Building Trades Instructor at Wilmington High School for the 2026-2027 school year at a Masters Step 9 on the salary schedule; the motion was made by Cragg and seconded by Southall. The board also approved Nicole Neumann as part-time library aide at Bruning Elementary, Brittney Allen as a Wilmington Middle School library aide (effective Aug. 10, 2026 for 190 contractual days), and the district-wide hires of Alex Garcia (ELL Substitute Interventionist), Allison Deninger (K–5 Permanent Substitute) and Heidi Kreitz (WMS/WHS Permanent Substitute). All hires were noted as pending compliance with federal, state and local guidelines.
Motion text recorded in the minutes indicates unanimous approval among members present for these personnel actions where votes were recorded; absent members (Alberico and Dziuban) were noted on roll calls. These personnel changes are effective for the 2026–27 school year and were handled on the consent agenda or by individual motions as recorded in the meeting minutes.
