Joplin R-8 Board accepts 15 teacher resignations, two retirements, hires 29 teachers, five administrators

During a closed session Tuesday, the Joplin R-8 Board of Education accepted the resignations of 16 teachers and retirements of two others and hired 29 teachers and five administrators.

Certified administrators hired- Joshua Thompson, Tylan Harris, Dusin Dixon, John Seidel, Penny Williams, Emily Pearce

Certified employees hired- Elizabeth Reynolds, Kate Bashford, Stacie Frieze, Douglas Dicharry, Dylan Wemer, Bidgett Dillingham, Natalie Long, Ali Gould, Crystal Thomas, Kaily Harvey, Chelsie Brooks, Robert Booker, Audra Yount, Katia Martin, Christina Smith, Erika Huerta, Taylor Bond, Dale Brauer,
Sheila Dilley, Kira McKechnie, Juliana Fontenot, Gabrielle Robinson, Cassidy Claar, Alexa Stauffer, Randi Barkley, Alyssa Taylor, Marguerite Wahpekeche, Michelle Vega, Meghan Kamler

Certified Resignations: Kassandra Boone, Rachel Berlik, Susan Knapps, Karen Secrist, Abigail Bass, Courtney Reddy, Zachary Loving, Alexandia Bader, Jessica Halstead, Amy Tynon, Marina Hicks, Kyra Trejo, Elsie Morris, Don Turnbull, Ashley Davis

Certified Retirees: Karen Sue Hensley, Jay Reed

Classified Hires- Madison Adcock, Kimberly Bronson, Rebecca Burks, Marsha Coonce, Tonya Cummins, Gwen Haase, Misty Hirshey, Darla Lee, Teana McCormack, Kathryn Mitchell, Sarah Rybczyk, Denise Schuster, Mikell Warren, Kerri Sneddon, Joan Hatfield

Substitute Hires- Adrianna Hendrix, Chantelle Single, Alaina Allen, Abbie Smith, Joshua Anderson, Ramona Eldridge, Pamela Ingle, Michael Hildreth, Melissa Ginn, Connor Stockam, Sarah Dill, Mac Backerman, Joseph Fry, Terri Copple, Dallas Scavezze, Gay Shaffer, Vanessa Vaughan

Classified separations- Lisa Wilcox, Megan Sneed, Carla Johnson, Erin Jones, Mickie Burnette, Jeremy Cochran, Rachel Gardner