Friday, December 22, 2023

Joplin R-8 Board accepts four teacher resignations, hires two teachers, 22 classified employees


The Joplin R-8 Board of Education accepted the resignations of two teachers and hired two teachers and 22 classified employees during a closed session Tuesday.

The teachers whose resignations were accepted were Amanda Jones and Crystal Thomas, an elementary special education teacher.

The two resignations were handled individually with the board voting unanimously to accept them.







The board also approved the "separations" of Katie Bozarth, practical nursing director at Franklin Tech, and Dazesha Williams, a teacher at McKinley Elementary. Those "separations" were accepted in a group along with the hirings.

Classified Hires: Megan Blair, Cynthia Burnham, Macie Buxton, Jeremiah Danner, Jennifer Dial, Chelsie Edwards, Emily Evans, Brandice Gallagher, Brittany Grant, Tiffay Bruenn, Amanda Hunt, Belinda Miller, Annie Montierth, Shelby Moore, Joseph Morales, Johnny Osborne, Kerstyn Russow, Marium Swidel, Brynne Smith, Kelli Trent, Anna Wilson, Hannah Young.

Certified Hire: Kristin Carter, Deonna Anderson







Substitute Teacher Hires: Evan Overstreet, Shaelea Finney, Jesse Zajac, Hannah Skelton, Kaleb Foster, Jennifer Rose, Selena McCamish, Mika Graham, Rhonda Ackerson, Barbara Hannah, Elizabeth Davison, Julie Conway, Tim Oster, Lisa Jolley, Linda Sharp, Shad Fanning, Adrianne Pfeffer, Sarah Glidwell, Aurora Glaubitz.

Substitute Secretary Hire:  Christina Barron

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