Teacher Charlene Tuttle to reduce leave while serving on Navy STEM GEMSNET grant
Aug 21, 2026
Charlene Tuttle will change an approved full‑year leave to a 0.5 schedule while participating in a Navy STEM GEMSNET project; superintendent said the grant covers her pay and benefits and the arrangement costs the Jamestown school department nothing.
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Superintendent informed the committee that Charlene Tuttle, previously approved for a yearlong unpaid leave, will instead take a reduced (0.5) leave and work part time as a GEMSNET teacher under a Navy STEM partnership. "It doesn't cost the Jamestown school department anything," the superintendent said, explaining the grant will pay her salary and benefits.
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