Joplin R-8 Board hires nine teachers, renews probationary contracts, accepts seven resignations

During a March 27 closed session, the Joplin R-8 Board of Education renewed contracts of probationary teachers, hired nine teachers and accepted seven resignations.

The board also hired Joshua Depoe as principal at Irving Elementary.

Renewal of Probationary Teachers: Ariel Adams,Sara Adcock, Nicole Allen, Elizabeth Alsenz, Misti Ard, Elizabeth Arnold, Miranda Ash, Kristen Bagby, Shantel Barker, Randi Barkley, Douglas Barto, Heather Bennett, Brianne Berry, Samantha Bevis, Eric Blackford, Marissa Blevins, Michelle Blevins, Cynthia Bonds, Kasondra Boone, Amy Boore, Cynthia Boren, Rachel Bowyer, Katie Bozarth, Kate Brinks, Nash Brodsky, Patrick Bromley Cody Brooks, Shawna Brooks, Bailey Brown, Katie Brown, Christina Brown, Kevin Burgi, Calvin Burr, Jessica Burroughs, Brad Byers, Shelby Campbell, Donald Carey, Meg Carlisle, Elisabeth Carroll, Adrienne Carson, Andrea Chirafisi, Alyvia Christensen, Amanda Christy, Ryan Clark, Sarah Clemens, Justina Clopton, Anne Compton, Brock Compton-Hamiel, Tonya Conn, Courtney Cook, Amber Cooney, Brendan Cooney, Shanon Cooper, Bradley Cox, Brian Danner, Benjamin Davis, Todd Delph, Kari Dietrich, Megan Dillahay, Doug Donnel, Brad Douglas, Morgan Doyle, Shelly Dunn, Brandan Durbin, Erica Durossette, Dora Eastin, Jennifer Eckhardt, Shannon Elias, Christopher Enslow, Courtney Escoto, Michelle Espinosa, Brian Evans, Heidi Fenske-Hodges, Anthony Ficken, Karen Fitzsimmons, Stacy Flora, Joseph Flynn, Linda Foxwell, Lauren Frieden, Hannah Fuller, Makayla Fuller, Casey Funk, Zachary Gibson, Melinda Gibson, Tarryn Gilbert, Vickie Gilbert, Miranda Glaser, Emily Golden, Linda Gooch, Charity Goode, Kerri Goucher, Shelly Greniner, Janet Hackney, Jennifer Hancock, Lori Hannon, Makenzie Harp, Nicole Hart, Sara Hart, Machelle Hartley, James Hartzfeld, Holly Hasty, Vivian Hays, Laura Hensley, Kristen Hermann, Marina Hicks, Candace Hill, Jennifer Hill, Marcia Himes, Racritia Hobson, Heidi Hodges, Audrey Hogan, Emily Holder, Kelly Holt, Katherine Honeywell, Kylie Hurrell, Carrie Hutter, Krista Ideker, Brooks Jackson, Andrea James, Cutis Jasper, Julie Jasper, Charles Jenkins, Nisha Jewsbury, Lisa Jolley, Michael Juergens, Chelsey Junker, Melissa Kendall, Amanda Kent, Tabitha Lackey, Teresa Lamberson, Christina Landburg, Jessica Lawyer, Jinger Lee, Gina Lee, Morgan Lenhart, Christina Leonard, Alexis Leonhart, Ellen Letterman, Drew Long, Olivia Lotven, Jinnifer Loum, Miranda Malin, Louis Manders, Stephanie Markes, Hanna Martin, Jennifer Matson, Karalee McDonald, Kimberley McIntire, Misti Meads, Chelsea Meyer, Teresa Meyers, Melissa Miller, Rebecca Miller, Carli Miller, Hollie Miller, Jennifer Mock, Kristen Moore, Katie Moore, Elsie Morris, Alexandria Murray, Cindy Myers, Robin Nelson, James Newman, Elizabeth Nichols, Kathryn Nicodemus, Brooke Nicoletti, Ashley Ohlman, Alexia Ohnemus, Noelle Ott, Victoria Overton, Mary Pace, Cheyanna Padilla, Julie Pagan, Amy Paige, Kelly Painter, Lydia Palmer, Carrie Patton, Luis Percovich, Eryn Perryman, Annette Peterson, Sonni Potts, Jaclyn Prater, Joseph Raffurty, Levi Reed Nicholas Reid, Joshua Reitz, Nicole Reynolds, Sandra Rhoades, Lacy Rice, Kathleen Rivers, Allison Rogers, Jessica Rogers, Angela Sanborn, Christina Sargent, Amanda Sauer, Shannon Schlessman, Katie Schmidt, Brenden Schneider, Kathleen Schrader, Kristi Schwab, Jacqueline Scott, Terrence Scott, Brookli Scott, Andrew Seavy, Carmen Seeley, Jesica Sewing, Logan Shaw, Bethany Shultz, Amy Sims, Marc Smallwoood, Luke Smith Catilan Smith, Amanda Smith, Alex Smith, Sherry Spaeth, James Spencer, Joy Stafford, Whitney Stahl, Ali Staufffer, Jodi Stewart, Aimee Stinnett, Dana Stokesbary, Maria Stuart, Karlee Talent, Logan Taylor, Jamie Taylor, Elysha Thomas, Joshua Thompson, Nicole Thorn, Courtney Throener, Jaylee Todd, Jordan Toscano, Stacey Tracy, Ashley Trotnic, Travis Trueblood, Patricia Tufts, Angela Turner, Tyler Vanleave, Katie Virden, Quentin Virden, Mary Vu, Emily Wade, Bethany Walles, Shela Ward, Shelby Washburn, Michael Wassenaar, Randi Watson, Crystal Weltha, Casee Wheeler, Lisa Whitaker, Mary White, Aaron White, Grace White, Kelsea Whitten, Samantha Widmar, Connie Wilkinson, Cassandra Williams, Jennifer Williams, Katherine Wilson, Kyle Wolf, Sharla Wood, Jessica Woods, Cheri Wright, Hillary Youngblood, and Holly Yust. 

Certified Employments: Samantha Beeson, Deborah Brill, John Juarez Garcia, Taylor Kaempfe, Olivia Nolting, Cheryl Sieber, Kaycee Spaugh, Vashti Stevenson, and Kelsey Vene.

Classified Employments: Marline Bryan, Spenser Clayton, Sarina Corey, Jannette Ebb, Hunter Goode, Johnny Osborne, Ariel Patton, Erin Rakes, James Rumble, Kelsey Vene, and Michaela Willis.

Substitutes: Cindy Brubaker, Meme Calhoun, Jennifer Cleeton, Karrington Garvin, Joshua Harp, Alice Haverly, Melissa Heilbrun, Emily Keeter, Rodney Marable, Paige Milner, Hunter Miner, Christina Myers, Joshua Sheikh, Georgine Smith, and Mackenzie Strycker.

Stipends: Maleigha Bailey Calhoun, Kathleen Rivers, Katie Schmidt, and Alexis Woods.

Resign (Certified): Paige Buchmeueller, William Holland, Lindsay Schossow, Elizabeth Shannon, Melissa Shrimplin, Brandy Stegall, and Crystalie Tatum.

Principal of Irving Elementary: Joshua Depoe