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Board approves multiple hires; longtime Ogemaw Heights teacher to retire
Summary
The board approved several new hires for school year 2025–26 and acknowledged recent resignations; it also recorded the retirement announcement of Ogemaw Heights teacher Jon Scott, who will retire June 30 after 31 years of service.
The West Branch‑Rose City Area Schools board approved a slate of personnel actions at its April 20 meeting, including hiring Ayden Bellinger as a bus driver ($18.24 per hour), Denise Nelson as a Title I paraprofessional ($14.21 per hour), Mary Jane Portice for GSRP lunch relief ($14.21 per hour), Nicol Timo as Special Education Coordinator and Rose City School building principal (contingent on background checks for 2026–2027), and Lauren Zaske as assistant varsity girls soccer coach. The motion to approve new hires carried unanimously, 5‑0.
The board also acknowledged several resignations submitted earlier in April, including Kelly Arbour (7th Grade Volleyball Coach effective April 13), Kathryn Elliott (assistant varsity girls basketball coach effective March 30), and Keri Ostrander (GSRP lunch relief effective April 3). In personnel actions on the consent agenda, the board recorded the pending retirement of Jon Scott, a teacher at Ogemaw Heights High School with 31 years of service, effective June 30, 2026.
