WHAT: Board of education meeting May 18

PRESENT: Aaron Abrahamson, Marie Downs, Patrica Fisher, David Mahan and John Pitts

The board:

• Approved a memorandum of understanding for a contract extension with the Champion School Support Association from July 1 to June 30, 2027. The association, which represents bus drivers, secretaries, custodial staff, cafeteria staff and maintenance personnel, will receive a 50 cent per hour pay increase.

• Approved a five-year administrative contract for Superintendent John Grabowski from August 2027 to July 2032.

• Hired Dalton Stoops as middle and high school music teacher, Cathleen Herberger as high school science teacher and Matthew Biery as elementary intervention specialist, all on one-year contracts.

• Approved Stoops and middle and high school band director Derrick Kittle as co-directors of the concert band, jazz ensemble and pep band, with Stoops to also be vocal music director and assistant marching band director.

• Recognized retiring staff members Tim Cope, athletic director; Beth Nicholas and Barbara Martini, teachers; Jackie Rasile, middle school guidance counselor; and Lynda Norton, superintendent’s administrative assistant.

• Named Mindy Abrahamson as administrative assistant to the superintendent, effective July 1, replacing Lynda Norton, who is retiring after 27 years with the school district effective July 1.

• Named Denise Warrix as elementary school secretary effective for the new school year, replacing Mindy Abrahamson.

• Recognized the middle school student council for winning $3,000 from the Novelis recycling program.

• Accepted the resignation of Ashely Conrad as elementary intervention specialist.

• Rescheduled the next meeting for 5 p.m. June 29 for end-of-year financial matters and preparing for the new school year with the first day for students Aug. 19.

— Bob Coupland