BOE approves personnel recommendations
Published 3:34 pm Friday, January 28, 2022
- Escambia County Schools Superintendent Michele McClung (left) is shown with Sydney Aaron, who represented the county at the DYW program. | Andrew Garner/Atmore Advance
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Recognizes county DYW participant; school board appreciation month
The Escambia County Board of Education approved personnel recommendations during its Jan. 27 meeting at Flomaton High School.
The recommendations included:
Resignation
- Kenya Carroll, custodian at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective Jan. 31, 2022;
- Annette Long, counselor at W.S. Neal High School, effective Jan. 7;
- Emma-Lee Waldrop, elementary teacher at W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Jan. 6;
Employment
- Deontaine Bayne, six-hour lunchroom worker at Escambia County Middle School, effective Feb. 1;
- Leketha Bradley, lead teacher at Academic Recovery Response Plan After School Program at PMJHS, effective Jan. 28;
- Amber Carpenter, custodian at PMJHS, effective Feb. 1;
- Alyssa Williams, seven-hour lunchroom worker at PMJHS, effective Feb. 1;
- April Blackwell, teacher at Academic Recovery Response Plan After School Program at W.S. Neal High School, effective Feb. 1;
- Gladys Walker, six-hour lunchroom worker at WSNHS, effective Feb. 1;
- Jessica Godwin, special education aide at WSNES, effective Jan. 28; and,
- Rochel Evans, elementary teacher at WSNES, effective Jan. 28.
During her remarks, Superintendent Michele McClung provided a COVID-19 update, district updates and recognized WSNHS Senior Sydney Aaron, who represented Escambia County in the Distinguished Young Woman program.
McClung said the COVID-19 numbers peaked about two weeks ago, and have decreased since.
She said at present, under 1 percent of students and staff tested positive for the virus.
In other business, the board:
- approved writing letters of commendation to County Commissioner Scottie Stewart and Sheriff Heath Jackson for their services to the school district.