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Board approves multiple hires, stipends and transfers at August workshop
Summary
At its Aug. 25 workshop the Woodland Park Board approved substitute hires, a part-time custodian, rescissions and staff stipends including a $5,000 communications stipend; one pre‑K aide appointment was pulled before the vote.
The Woodland Park Board of Education on Aug. 25 approved a slate of personnel actions including substitute appointments, a part‑time custodial hire, several stipends and staff transfers.
Board member Shannon Marren moved the omnibus personnel motion to approve agenda items 226‑73 through 226‑82 (Resolution 226‑76 was pulled prior to voting); Mark Salemi seconded. The motion passed on roll call, 7 YES. The approved hires included Katherine Gorman as a Pre‑K substitute at $175 per diem and Caitlin Walsh as a substitute at Memorial School at $175 per diem. Justin Paguirigan was appointed part‑time custodian at $30 per hour, not to exceed 27.5 hours per week, with no benefits.
The board accepted the resignation of district custodian Damian Feliz, effective Aug. 31, 2025, and rescinded a previously approved appointment for Shawn Kahn. The board approved staff stipends under the WPEA contract (examples listed in the agenda: Michelle Cardiello and Tara Byrnes, $1,000 each for breakfast duty) and rescinded the Animal Club stipend for Stacey Pecorino. The board also approved the transfer of Alyson Petrullo (ECC to Central Office) and authorized a $5,000 stipend for Christine Hiel to manage the weekly district newsletter and social media.
Two substitute nurses — Jeness Ramos and Alexandra Montas — were approved at $300 per diem for the 2025–26 school year. The board approved a staff class and salary update for Laura Pasquale from BA, Step 3 ($63,805) to BA+30, Step 3 ($70,255), effective Sept. 1, 2025.
When a resident asked about the difference between a regular meeting and a workshop, Adam Weiss explained that “a workshop usually shows upcoming items to be discussed at the next regular” meeting and that, because the workshop is a regularly scheduled meeting, “action can be taken during these meetings.”
