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Novi schools list 10 new hires across certified and paraeducator ranks
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Laura Carino presented a personnel report to the Novi Board of Education listing multiple new hires effective Aug. 19, 2024, across NEA, PSNU and NESPA bargaining groups including certified teachers and special-education paraeducators.
Dr. Laura Carino, assistant superintendent of talent management and development, presented the personnel recommendations to the Novi Board of Education and "presents for your consideration the following personnel changes," introducing new certified and classified hires for the 2024–25 school year.
The NEA-certified hires listed in the report include Lori Blair (PV/HS), school psychologist; Francine Comstock (DF), special-education teacher (self-contained); Jacob Idodo (VO), special-education teacher (self-contained); and Rachel Winkelmann (OH), 4th-grade teacher — all shown with an effective date of Aug. 19, 2024. The PSNU entry lists Shelby Welsh as a new preschool teacher at ECEC (hourly), effective Aug. 19, 2024. The NESPA section lists several paraeducator actions effective Aug. 19, 2024, including the rehire of Tanner Aouate (NATC) and new hires Christopher Butler (HS), Ambiga Natarajan (DF), and Sujatha Yarabarla (VO), as well as a position change for Likhitha Karnala (OH). The report records bargaining-unit categories and salary steps (for certified staff: BA/MA/MA+15 as noted in the document).
The personnel report enumerated effective dates and bargaining categories but did not include additional context in the transcript about roles beyond assignment lines, nor did it include individual biographies or reasons for hire. The board packet line items serve as the official staffing proposals presented for board consideration.
