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Board approves leaves, hires, student teacher, extended days and YMCA bus use
Summary
Trustees approved unpaid maternity leave for Markie Tarleton, preferred substitute status for Anna Debolt, limited contracts for new hires, up to 30 extended service days for Jasmine Russell, and authorized use of district buses for YMCA summer programming with costs charged to the YMCA.
The board approved a set of superintendent personnel recommendations: unpaid maternity leave for Markie Tarleton beginning March 9, 2026; appointment of Anna Debolt as a preferred teacher substitute retroactive to Feb. 23, 2026 at $115 per day; and one-year limited contracts for Kayla Cromley (educational aide) and Dan Kinsey (bus floater) with 90-day probationary periods pending credentialing. The board also approved up to 30 extended service days for Jasmine Russell for the 2025–2026 school year and approved Lily Specht as a student teacher for 2026–2027 with mentors assigned.
The board approved "the use of Claymont City school buses for YMCA summer programming with all costs charged to the YMCA," allowing the district fleet to support community programming so long as the YMCA covers associated costs. The Board also approved a resolution to join a new athletic conference (Northeast Senate League) as presented in the superintendent's recommendations.
