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Board signs off on staffing changes, appointments and one retirement

Little Flower Union Free School District Board of Education · April 21, 2026
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Summary

The board approved multiple personnel actions including abolishing/establishing teaching and counselor positions, increasing selected staff to full-time, hiring Shannan Basile as school psychologist and appointing Jason Black as a teaching assistant; Janet Slote’s retirement effective June 30, 2026 was accepted.

At its April 21 meeting the Little Flower UFSD Board approved a set of personnel actions covering position changes, hires, and separations.

The board voted to abolish and establish teaching and counselor positions (noting effective dates of Sept. 1, 2025; Feb. 9 and March 16, 2026 where specified). Several part-time positions were converted to full time: Dana Rundberg (Special Education Teacher) and Dani Grafer (School Counselor) moved from 0.8 to 1.0 FTE on the dates recorded. The board accepted the resignation of Omar Corridon (Teaching Assistant, effective Dec. 31, 2025) and the retirement letter of Janet Slote (Teacher, Special Education), effective June 30, 2026.

New appointments recorded in the minutes include Shannan Basile as School Psychologist (probationary appointment effective Jan. 5, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2030) and Jason Black as a Teaching Assistant (probationary appointment effective Feb. 1, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2030). The minutes note substitute and temporary appointments, and a list of individual aides at $18.00/hour.

Board approval of these personnel items was recorded as part of the consent and personnel agenda motions (carried 7–0). The actions take effect on the dates specified in the minutes; specific salary steps and certification levels were listed in the personnel section of the meeting record.