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Board approves contracted bus driver and several coaching hires

Marion Center Area School Board · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The board approved Colton Finchum as a contracted bus driver and approved multiple paid and volunteer coaching hires, including head girls softball coach James Lipsie Jr. ($4,100) and assistant Tim Fedele ($2,800); volunteer hires are pending required clearances.

The board approved Colton Finchum as a contracted bus driver; the motion carried unanimously (Aye: 9, Nay: 0). The personnel and extracurricular agenda included approval of volunteer coaches and paid hires: Charlie Beatty as volunteer wrestling coach (pending clearances), Jackson Sturrock, Kristen Ruddock and Jon Smith as volunteer swim coaches, and the hiring of James Lipsie Jr. as Head Girls Softball Coach at a salary of $4,100 and Tim Fedele as Assistant Girls Softball Coach at $2,800 (pending clearances).

The board also approved additional volunteer softball coaches (Dave Fairman, Dan Hill, Jasmine Hill) and recorded the motions as carried. Several volunteer approvals were noted as contingent on required background clearances; the minutes show no dissenting votes on these items.