The Escambia County Board of Education approved personnel recommendations during its July 13 meeting at the Central Office in Brewton.

The BOE approved the following personnel recommendations:

Retirement

• Margie Baggett, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective May 26, 2023;

Resignation

• Kim Yarber, as English/language arts teacher at Escambia County High School, effective June 29;
• Wesley Tucker, as science teacher at Escambia County Alternative School, effective Aug. 2;
• Michael Williams, as assistant band director at Escambia County Middle School, effective July 14;
• Kathleen Allen, as secretary/registrar at Huxford Elementary School, effective July 5;
• Beverly VanHoosen, as seven-hour lunchroom worker at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective July 1;
• Gala Nobles, as elementary teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective Aug. 2;
• Terries Lett, as assistant principal at RPES, effective July 10;
• Robert Spicer, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective May 26;
• Rheanna Thomas, as special needs bus aide at Brewton Bus Shop, effective July 10;

Employment

• Torie Trentham, as secondary math specialist at ECBOE, effective July 25;
• Keyanna Wiggins, as teacher aide at ECHS, replacing Mary Fails, effective Aug. 2;
• Patrice Fountain, as special education teacher at ECAS, replacing Elizabeth Chaloux, effective Aug. 2;
• Elishhia Perez, as English/language arts teacher at ECAS, replacing Joe Ellington, effective Aug. 2;
• Ashley Snow, as secondary teacher at Flomaton High School, replacing Daniel Killam, effective Aug. 2;
• Angela Boutwell, as CNP manager at Flomaton Elementary School, replacing Laura Bailey, effective Aug. 2;
• Sharon Brown, as academic interventionist at HES, replacing Teresa Jordan, effective Aug. 2;
• Tasha McFurgeson, as Pre-K auxiliary teacher aide at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective Aug. 2;
• Joann Delillo, as six-hour lunchroom worker at W.S. Neal Middle School, replacing Minnie Hassell, effective Aug. 2;
• Logan Cook, as science teacher at WSNMS, replacing Reyna Vega, effective Aug. 2;
• Katie Clay, as special needs bus aide at Brewton Bus Shop, replacing Fancis Ward, effective Aug. 4;

Employment change

• Raquel Davis, from secondary reading ELA specialist at ECBOE to assistant principal at RPES, replacing Lett, effective July 25;
• Victoria Shipp, from six-hour lunchroom worker at ECMS to seven-hour lunchroom worker at ECMS, replacing Cheryl Shoemaker, effective Aug. 2;
• Heather Kirkland, from elementary teacher at PMJHS to ARI reading specialist/coach at PMJHS, replacing Traci Ward, effective Aug. 2;

Transfer

• Sydnie High, as elementary teacher, from RPES to WSNMS, replacing Susan Wiggins, effective Aug. 2;
• Katie Sirmon, as elementary teacher, from W.S. Neal Elementary School to PMJHS, replacing Heather Kirkland, effective Aug. 2;

Summer employment

• James Williams, as custodian at ECMS, effective July 20; and,
• Cierra Strehl, as custodian at HES, effective July 17.

In other business, the board:

• tabled the approval of the fiscal year 2024 salary schedule;
• tabled the approval of the 2023-24 salary schedule supplement;
• approved the ECBOE Travel Reimbursement Procedures/Guidelines; and,
• and tabled the revision of board policy 3.10.1 – Fiscal Management – Employee Compensation. The item will be tabled for 30 days.