Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Reductions topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Claymont Board approves three reductions in force effective June 30
Summary
The Claymont City Board of Education approved a reduction in force effective June 30, 2026, affecting three employees, and accepted multiple resignations. The board voted on other personnel actions and approved new short-term hires and summer positions.
The Claymont City Board of Education voted June 8 to approve a reduction in force effective June 30, 2026, naming three employees slated for elimination: Jim Maxwell, Gavin Milburn and Rebecca Gray. The action was part of the Superintendent’s Recommendations approved by roll call.
The board also accepted resignations from Shelly Donohoe (high-school cook) and Morgan Tantarelli (computer aide). In the same personnel slate the board approved short-term summer assignments, including Joe Lunsford as an eight-day high-school credit-recovery tutor from June 1–11 (8:00 a.m.–11:35 a.m.) to be paid under the negotiated agreement, and summer custodian Markie Tarleton, effective June 1, 2026. Several one-year limited teaching contracts were approved pending proper credentials, including Steven Smith (elementary music) and Breanna Ehret (high-school art).
Board members discussed and voted on the full slate by roll call; the motion carried. The district listed substitutes to cover classified positions for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years, pending credentialing.
