Vigo School Board approves personnel changes

The Vigo County Faculty Board accredited some key staff alterations Monday in an addendum to the staff report.

•John Newport will be the new director of facility assist and transportation he replaces Rick Extended, who is retiring. Newport has been curriculum coordinator for evaluation, math and science.

Prior to his vocation in instruction, Newport labored in marketplace with design and device trades, together with four many years in regional device outlets as a resource and die maker and industrial machinist. He also has served as a large school technologies engineering teacher and assistant curriculum coordinator/grownup education and learning director.

•Teresa Stuckey will be director of elementary instruction, Title 1 and conversation and replaces Christi Fenton, who is retiring as director of elementary training and Title 1. Most just lately, Stuckey has been principal at Sugar Grove Elementary for 6 several years she has served 32 several years as an educator in each elementary and middle educational institutions.

Stuckey also will acquire on the obligation of doing the job with information media.

•Katelynn Liebermann will be the new curriculum coordinator for evaluation, math and science. She has been an assistant curriculum coordinator for grants and enrichment and the interim district spokesperson.

The appointments are also portion of “right-sizing of the district,” explained superintendent Rob Haworth. As a consequence of the appointments, “We will no extended have an assistant curriculum coordinator (Liebermann’s most latest place). That situation will be entirely absorbed, along with the placement of director of interaction that place will be thoroughly absorbed.”

Haworth included, “We thank them for using on these new roles.”

The board authorized the staff report by a vote of 5-1, with Rosemarie Scott voting in opposition to. Susan Powers was not current at the assembly.

Board member Amy Lore mentioned board members have distinct points of check out and “seriously superior conversations have been going on about the tips … I am just inspired to see a continuation of the price tag saving measures as we proceed to get care of these substantial-stage, essential positions.”

She added that “good queries had been asked.”

Board member Jackie Decreased praised the 3 for their knowledge and encounter. “I believe in they will do a wonderful job,” she stated.

Liebermann claimed the transitioning commences Tuesday.

The board satisfied at Otter Creek Middle Faculty, exactly where Mary Krupinski of Fanning Howey introduced two improve orders for the university construction challenge, which is scheduled for considerable completion July 31. 1 modify get was for $48,811, and the 2nd $31,172.

The development expenditures for the Otter Creek project are about $8.6 million.

Just after the meeting, school principal Sarah Gore mentioned the addition/renovation venture is in its last section. The task has included a new auxiliary health and fitness center, updating locker rooms and updating foyer restrooms. Underway now is the development of a new music wing, which contains a band room, orchestra area and choir room.

Also, “We are at this time reworking our cafeteria and including two additional classrooms,” Gore claimed. The project started in spring 2021.

The challenge was necessary simply because of space issues and “we necessary up-to-date locations. Our orchestra lessons were being at the moment having put in an aged school lounge. Our populace experienced grown and we required more house for our learners,” she claimed.

The school expects an enrollment of about 820 students this fall it’s the third biggest school powering Terre Haute North and South Vigo higher schools.

The significant parts of the venture are anticipated to be done July 31, Gore claimed, despite the fact that “there will clearly be some compact punch list type finishing things that will choose position following that.”

In a different product, the board licensed the district to acquire specs and solicit bids for camera units for Terre Haute North and South Vigo high educational institutions, West Vigo middle/significant school and Rio Grande Elementary.

“The replacement of these camera systems will aid make certain student and staff members basic safety at each individual facility,” according to elements furnished to the board. Normal obligation bond cash are obtainable to pay out for the new units.

Kurt Brinegar, the district’s coordinator of basic safety and stability, said that in present day earth, “It would seem like we want to be more on best of our sport, and technological know-how continues to advance. When technologies innovations, our stability wants to advance alongside with it.”

The district wants to glimpse at new camera units that are digitalized, with cloud storage so the district can retrieve items when desired. The digicam methods that have to have to be changed are outdated and “the storage technique is overwhelmed suitable now,” Brinegar reported.

At this time, the district has a combine of 3 different systems it is doing the job with, and officials would like larger regularity and a person process, he claimed.

As far as over-all school security, the district is functioning with the Terre Haute law enforcement division and sheriff’s office environment associated to new schooling, Brinegar claimed.