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Board approves multiple resignations, hirings and retirements across classified and certified staff
Summary
The board approved classified resignations and hires, added a substitute, approved custodial appointments, accepted a certified superintendent resignation and a teacher retirement notification, and approved after‑school tutors and an additional 5th grade teacher posting.
The board approved a slate of personnel actions by unanimous roll‑call votes. Highlights include approval of classified resignations (Melissa Goodman, China Sutton, Candice Newman), employment of paraprofessional Siham Touza, hiring of part‑time technology paraprofessional Omar Khader (retroactive to Jan. 15, 2026), addition of China Sutton to the classified substitute list, and custodial hires Larry Page (retroactive Jan. 20, 2026) and Heather Greene.
On certified personnel, the board accepted Superintendent Janice Pavelonis’s resignation effective June 30, 2026; approved after‑school tutors Christina Hand (retroactive Jan. 13, 2026) and Sean Dugan‑Strout (retroactive Jan. 20, 2026); accepted a retirement notification for Laura Kirchner to retire at the end of the 2030‑31 school year with placement on the retirement compensation schedule effective 2026‑27; and approved posting an additional 5th grade teacher at Lewis School for 2026‑27 due to enrollment of about 200 students in the cohort.
