Administrators retain jobs
Board unanimously votes to re-hire
By Bobbi Mlynar
Thursday, February 28, 2008
By Bobbi Mlynar
mlynar@emporiagazette.com
Administrators have been rehired for the coming year in the Emporia school district.
The Emporia Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve the motion at a meeting Wednesday evening in the Mary Herbert Learning Center. Homer Garza was absent from the meeting.
The board also approved seven additional classes to be added to the district’s list of fine arts credit courses.
Assistant Superintendent George Abel, who is in charge of learning and curriculum, told the board that the instructional council had recommended adding four courses from the Technical Education Department and three from the Language Arts Department at Emporia High School.
The technical courses added are: CADD, 3D animation, video broadcasting I and broadcasting II. The language courses added are: newspaper staff, yearbook staff, and photojournalism and ad design.
The board also approved recommendations from the instructional council for additional accelerated or honors courses.
The additions are microbiology/cell biology and genetics.
The two courses will be included in the list of courses that receive weighted grades factors.
The board also approved program-based budgeting committee members for 2008.
Members at each building, and the entities they represent, are:
EHS: Scott Sheldon, Britton Hart, administration; Dana Witten, Nancy Gilpin, Bill Niensted, staff; Brent Windsor, Earl Williams, Ron Hanson, community.
Emporia Middle School: Steven Ternes, Brian Pekarek, administration; Denise Kater, Jill Vincent, staff; no community members.
Logan Avenue: Jared Giffin, administration; Jessica Griffin, staff; Floyd Thomas, Floyd Conrade, community.
Timmerman: Kim Kirk, administration; Lori Rainey, staff; Deidra Baumwart, community.
Riverside: John Wyrick, administration; Roberta Shafer, staff; Nick Alvarado, Michael Smith, community.
Village: Wendy Moore, administration; Diana Hirt, Jill Jones, staff; Brent Thomas, Ida Kerbs, community.
William Allen White: James Baker, administration; Laurie Kurzen, staff; Althea Bedolla, Susan Mose, community.
Walnut: Ben Coltrane, administration; no staff member; Phil Coleman-Hull, Pam Harrison, Becky Smith, community.
Lowther North: Brian Jordan, facilitator, administration; Cindy Hadicke, staff; Amy Pedersen, Christie Miller, community.
Lowther South: Nita McLean, administration; Yvonne Brooks, staff; Dawn Nail, Michael Black, community.
Maynard, Susan Cates, staff; Leslie Chadwick, community.
Districtwide: Jim Brull, Amy Scheller, community; Diana Jones, Jan Dartin, Curt Lampher, Shelby Harvel, director; George Abel, Willie Smiley, Theresa Davidson, Elizabeth McCoy, administrator.
The committee will meet from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Mary Herbert Learning Center, 1700 W. 7th Ave.