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The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations during its regular meeting Aug. 22.

Retirement

• Mary Sheffield, as seven-hour lunchroom worker at W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 1;
• Ava Crutchfield, as OCS aide at W.S. Neal High School, effective July 31;
• Betty Johnson, as sped bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective Oct. 31;
• Larry Zangas, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective Jan. 1, 2025;
• Donna Coleman, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective Aug. 31;

Resignation

• David Holloway, as ELA teacher at Escambia County High School, effective Sept. 30;
• David Belanger, as math teacher at ECHS, effective Aug. 21;
• Chrystal Purvis, as seven-hour lunchroom worker at Flomaton Elementary School, effective Aug. 13;
• Vicki Gulsby, as special education teacher at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective Sept. 4;
• Cassidy Lanier, as pre-k teacher at PMJHS, effective Aug. 30;
• Jennifer Parker, as CNP manager at PMJHS, effective July 31;
• Rachel Mohling, as instructional aide at WSNES, effective Aug. 30;
• Mitzi Flanders, as teacher at W.S. Neal Middle School School, effective Aug. 17;
• Mike Miller, as teacher at WSNHS, effective May 24;
• Andrew Mohling, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective Aug. 30;
• Lewis Brooks, as bus driver at Atmore Bus Shop, effective July 5;

Employment

• Tawanda Sims, as six-hour lunchroom worker at ECHS, effective Aug. 23, replacing Geneva Chavers;
• Karen Condrey, as six-hour lunchroom worker at ECHS, effective Aug. 23, replacing Lisa Robbins;
• Hope Moulton, as seven-hour lunchroom worker at ECMS, effective Aug. 23, replacing Victoria Shipp;
• Kate Kiser, as CTE pre-engineering teacher at Flomaton High School, effective Aug. 12, replacing Rafael Adams;
• Taryn Schroeder, as six-hour lunchroom worker at FHS, effective Aug. 23, replacing Kisha Hagan;
• Quaunhntel Hill, as custodian at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective Aug. 23, replacing James Hayles;
• Haley Hadley, as six-hour lunchroom worker at WSNES, effective Aug. 23, replacing Brigitte Hoomes;
• Allison Svoboda, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective Sept. 3, replacing Andrew Mohling;
• Sara Lowery, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective Sept. 3, replacing Donna Coleman;
• Alece Hadley, as bus driver at Atmore Bus Shop, effective Aug. 23, replacing Paul Pearson;
• Amanda Shiver, as bus driver at Atmore Bus Shop, effective Aug. 23, replacing Danny Brooks;
• Clara Talton, as homebound teacher/part time at office of special education and student services, effective Aug. 26, replacing Angela Wright;

Employment change

• Lisa Jones, from six-hour lunchroom worker to seven-hour lunchroom worker at ECHS, effective Aug. 23, replacing Rita Jones;
• Vernametres McCracklin, from social studies teacher to career preparedness teacher at ECHS, effective Aug. 1;
• Hillary Durden, from office aide to instructional aide at WSNES, effective Sept. 3;
• Jessica Godwin, from special education aide to instructional aide at WSNES, effective Sept. 3;

Transfer

• Jodi Grant, as special education aide from FES to FHS, effective Aug. 1;
• Shea Lambert, as career coach from Escambia Career Readiness Center to ECBOE, effective Aug. 1;
• Leah White, as elementary teacher from WSNES to ECAS K-5, effective Sept. 3;

Rehire

• Justin Weaver, as custodian at RPES, effective Aug. 23;
• Eva Rowland, as special education teacher at RPES, effective Aug. 23, replacing Julius Armstrong;

Summer employment

• Rebekah Fore, in the ARRP summer program as registered nurse at FHS, effective May 30;

Leave of absence

• Makenna Lindley, as elementary teacher at WSNES, effective April 12 through May 23; and,
• Lynn Winters, as math coach at Huxford Elementary School, effective April 1 through May 24.

District 4 Board Member and Board Vice President Cindy Jackson abstained from voting on item C-12, the employment of Talton as homebound teacher/part time at the office of special education and student services, replacing Angela Wright.