Trico School Board approves hiring two more teachers
The Trico School Board unanimously approved a one year contract with teachers amid packed public comment on class sizes. They voted to hire two additional teachers for kindergarten and first grade, pulling them back from the layoff list by seniority. The district, facing deficit spending, estimated the cost at about $60,000 for the new positions.
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Campbell Hill
Trico School Board
Kathy Hammel
Trista Holiday
Kathy Lindner
Joyce Huseman
Kathy Falkrod
Dawn Kranawetter
Trico
Smith
Trico School Board Hires Coach. Reviews Budget and Grading Plan
Trico district discusses hiring Ronnie Wettig as high school basketball coach while Wettig completes teaching certification in January. Andy Franklin fills teaching post. A district wide grading plan aims to standardize A to F scales. final approval expected in September. Board approves bonds up to 845000 for A/C and sewage projects. funds moved between transportation education accounts. Numerous coaching changes, resignations, and budget notes accompany the meeting.
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Smith
Patti Blockley
Paula Summers
Ronnie Wettig
Michael DeNault
Wettig
Trico
Andy Franklin
Lawrence Huseman
Debbie Johnson
Jaime Lodge
Ben Koehn
Terry Thies
Michelle Weinhold
Earl Meyerhoff
Jeremy Pierce
Herrin district reshuffles as new leaders take roles
In Herrin Illinois a sweeping slate of staff moves unfolds across the school system. Mark Collins becomes superintendent replacing retiree Dave Hindman while Helen Hamilton extends her long career as resource center director. New roles include Bert Gordon as middle school principal and Steve Robinson as dean of students at the middle school. Marie Campanella becomes Herrin grade school principal, with Mike Horn and Gary Hernbeck taking administrator posts at Herrin and North Side centers respectively. Terry Ryker shifts to high school principal as Paul Oldani moves to high school assistant principal.
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Herrin
Mark Collins
Dave Hindman
Collins
Helen Hamilton
North Side School
Bert Gordon
North Side
Gordon
Debbie Payne
Michael Damenengne
Paul Oldani
Terry Baker
Mike Horn
Marie Campanella
Gary Hernbeck
Steve Robinson
Robinson
Monte Franklin
Zeigler-Royalton
Horn
Campanella
North Side Primary Center
Hernbeck
Energy
Terry Ryker
David Gename
Touch of Nature
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Ryker
Oldani
Kansas man tied to DUI and Gorham bar room gun incident
Matthew L. Haynes of DeSoto Kansas was arrested in Jackson County on a DUI stop linked to a bar room altercation in Gorham where a handgun was shown. He faces DUI and felony unlawful use of a weapon charges with investigation continuing.
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Jackson County
Kansas
Gorham
Matthew L. Haynes
DeSoto
Kan
Murphysboro
Haynes
Illinois
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Gert’s
Eastman Road
Illinois 3
Pinckneyville board approves tentative budget with deficit
Pinckneyville Grade School Board approves a budget showing a 94,866 deficit in the education fund and a 737,318 shortfall in the building fund. Surpluses in transportation 20,493 and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 18,258 offset deficits. final adoption set for Sept 20. A uniform grade standard and junior high orientation were also approved.
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Pinckneyville
Education
Illinois _ Municipal
Tim O'Leary
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