News Staff Report
The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at a special board meeting Tuesday, July 13.
Resignation
1. Shirley Prescod, special education instructional aide, Escambia County Middle School, effective June 9, 2021
2. James Weber, choir teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective July 12, 2021
3. Lauren Darden, elementary teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective July 12, 2021
4. LaShelby James, 6-Hour lunchroom worker, Flomaton High School, effective June 29, 2021
5. Carol Hughes, elementary teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective July 12, 2021
6. Floyd Seale, bus driver, Atmore Bus Shop, effective August 1, 2021
Transfer
1. Winter Sims, special education teacher, Alternative School, to special education teacher, Escambia County High School, effective August 4, 2021 (amended – replacing vacant special education teacher position)
2. Elizabeth Chaloux, special education teacher, Huxford Elementary School, to special education teacher, Escambia County Alternative School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Winter Sims)
Employment
1. Lisa Jones, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Escambia County High School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Victoria Jones)
2. Maria Franks, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Escambia County Middle School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Sherrie Johnson)
3. Victoria Shipp, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Escambia County Middle School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Amelia Betts)
4. Angela Rowe, special education teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Michelle Uriegas)
5. Amanda Waguespack, elementary teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Shawna Fillmore)
6. April Dunsford, office aide, Flomaton Elementary School, to work up to an additional eighteen (18) off contract days, effective May 21, 2021 through August 3, 2021 (paid at her daily rate with local school funds)
7. Autumn Smith, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Melanie Renfroe)
8. Hillary Shaughnessy, special education teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 4, 2021 (amended – replacing vacant special education resource teacher position)
9. Samantha Trawick, kindergarten teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Kristie Harris)
10. Shania Hadley, LPN / special education instructional aide, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Ashley Browning)
11. Vanessa Mealer, summer maintenance custodian, Academic Recovery Response Plan, W.S. Neal High School, effective July 8, 2021
12. Natalie Mealer, student summer worker, Academic Recovery Response Plan, W.S. Neal High School, effective July 8, 2021
13. Willa Maddox, school bookkeeper, W.S. Neal High School, to work up to an additional fourteen (14) off contract days, effective June 29, 2021 through July 16, 2021 (paid at her daily rate with local school funds)
14. Margo Nordmeyer-Adams, substitute teacher, Summer Reading Program, Academic Recovery Response Plan, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective July 5, 2021
15. Thomas Fischer, career tech automotive technology teacher, Escambia Career Readiness Center, to work up to an additional eight (8) off contract days, effective June 10, 2021 through June 30, 2021 (paid at his daily rate with ESSER II funds)
16. Kenneth Ford, assistant band director, Escambia County Middle School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Sebastian Dobbins)
Employment change
1. Randall Jackson, assistant principal, Escambia County High School, to principal, Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective July 21, 2021 (replacing Stewart Powell)
2. Spencer Todd Williamson, director of Career & Technical Education, Escambia County School System, to principal, W.S. Neal High School, effective July 19, 2021 (replacing Matthew Hodge)
3. Cheryl Shoemake, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Escambia County Middle School, to 7-hour lunchroom worker, Escambia County Middle School, effective August 4, 2021 (replacing Morgan Cooper)
News photo courtesy of Gretchen McPherson, Tri-City Ledger