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West Branch–Rose City board approves multiple hires, acknowledges four resignations

West Branch–Rose City Area Schools Board of Education · July 21, 2025
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Summary

The Board accepted four staff resignations and approved a slate of new hires across elementary, middle and high schools, with most hires effective Aug. 18, 2025.

The Board acknowledged four resignations including Charles Faulkner (bus driver, effective June 4, 2025), Emily French (special education paraprofessional, effective July 3, 2025), Cody Van Goethem (JV head football coach, effective June 24, 2025) and Jack Vliet Sr. (assistant football coach, effective June 23, 2025).

In the same meeting the Board approved a slate of new hires to begin for the 2025–26 school year. Approved appointments effective August 18, 2025, include Michael Banyas (elementary classroom teacher), Joshua Bilodeau (Spanish and ELL teacher), Susanna Mier (interventionist), Ronald Rotunno Jr. (elementary classroom teacher), Hunter Shinault (social studies), paraprofessionals Debra Purdy and Kaitlynn West, lunch/playground aide Annette Panter, and kindergarten teacher Kellyn Peters. The consent motion approving minutes, finance reports and the personnel items passed unanimously, 5-0.

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