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Board approves personnel actions and records donations and resignations
Summary
Board approved multiple hires and volunteer appointments, accepted several resignations, and recorded donations including $15,000 from PCHS Dragon Athletic Boosters and $5,000 from Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament Committee toward scoreboards.
The board approved a broad consent agenda that included personnel actions, volunteer appointments, and recorded donations during the April 27 meeting.
Certified hires approved for the 2026–27 school year included Rachel Driver (Special Education), Tyler Fitch (Alternative School), Kaitlyn Hamilton (Special Education), Ethan Hedge (Special Education) and Amber Schappaugh (Health Occupations). Non-certified hires included Brenda Buley (Secretary to the Athletic Director) and nurse Kelli Cruce (effective May 4, 2026). The board also approved a differential hire (Jason Haynes, Boys' Assistant Soccer Coach) and a volunteer chaperone for JROTC (Sucheata Penh-Davis). Resignations read into the record included Tim Burgener, Beth Cannon, Jeremy Kerr and several bus drivers and monitors.
Donations recorded in meeting materials included: PCHS Dragon Athletic Boosters — $15,000 toward scoreboards; Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament Committee — $5,000 toward Hawkins Gym scoreboard; MMS — labor and parts valued at $2,500 to repair a forge furnace; Hanna Steel — 2,000 pounds of steel to the welding and manufacturing program; Kimberly Owens — $1,500 to a scholarship; Jane Rushford — $1,000 to another scholarship. The personnel and donation approvals were adopted as part of the consent agenda.
