School board issues many supplemental contracts

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Bluffton school board issues several supplemental contacts on Nov. 15. Those contracts include:

  • Denny Phillips, head track coach, $4,493
  • Don Leader, coordinator track, $2,888
  • Ryan Dunlap, assistant track, $2,246
  • Dan Staley, assistant track, $2,246
  • Lonny Kent, middle school track, $2,246
  • Sam Fruchey, baseball, $3,530
  • Dan Gillett, softball, $3,530
  • Eric Fleharty, assistant softball, $2,246
  • Tyler Fairchild, assistant softball, $2,246
  • Jesse Sensenig, boys' tennis, $1,605
  • Mike Wilson, Aaron Lutz and Mike Nuzum,
    Assistant volunteer wrestling, -0-

Nancy Yeager was appointed to a new seven-year term on the Bluffton Public Library board. Her term is from January 2011 to December 2017.

Student for Other Students (SOS) coordinators named were Julie Hieronimus and Kathleen Moser, $18.17 per hour, from Nov. 15, 2010, to April 28, 2011.

Two student teaching assignments were approved. They are:

  • Colleen Wilson, University of Findlay, with Susan Gratz and Jacqueline Bourassa (Jan. 5-April 29)
  • Nicole Mesker, Ohio Northern Unversity, with Elizabeth Cogley, (Feb. 28 to May 20)

The following substitute teacher contracts at $72 per day taught were approved:

  • Christa Siferd
  • Javas Mitimitu
  • Brandon Buscholtz
  • Christine Albright
  • Anthony Singian
  • Richard Herr
  • Susan Fantz
  • Jay Melton
  • Sean McNeal
  • Corinne McPheron

A long-term sub contact was issued to Linda Sycks, effective Nov. 1 (20 days at $72 per day).

Classified employee contracts were issued to:

  • Larry Diller, bus driver, $14.46 per hour, first day, Nov. 22
  • George Stechschulte, bus driver, $14.46 per hour, first day, Nov. 22
  • Kathleen Bishop, educational aide, $12.29 per hour, first day, Nov. 22
  • Daryl Shields, custodian, $14.32 per hour, first day, Nov. 24

Larry Eikenbary was issued a $1 per hour raise from his custodian rate, effective Sept. 1, 2010, as head custodian.

The boad will hold a records commission hearing at 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 20. The board's reorganization meeting will be at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 11, 2011, in the elementary media center.