APPOINTMENTS (NON-AFFILIATED)
Brittany Goossen - Central Registration Specialist with the District beginning September 1, 2023. This is a full-time, 12-month, Non-affiliated position with an annual salary of $48,000.00 prorated to $39,877.92 for 216 days for 2023-24. She will be eligible for Category II benefits.

APPOINTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Cynthia Cerda-Lopez - Full-time (1.00 FTEs) 2nd Grade Teacher at Washington Elementary School beginning August 21, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. She will be placed at step 2 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.

Renae Danberry - Full-time (1.00 FTEs) Chemical Health Counselor for the District beginning August 21, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. She will be placed at step 10 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. 

Kelli Hollerich - Full-time (1.00 FTEs) 5th Grade Teacher at Washington Elementary School beginning August 28, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. She will be placed at step 2 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. 

Keira Luntsford - Part-time (0.867 FTEs) Elementary Music Teacher at Hoover Elementary School beginning August 28, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. She will be placed at step 5 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. 

Austin Pinke - Full-time (1.00 FTEs) Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Teacher at Dakota Meadows Middle School beginning August 21, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. He will be placed at step 6 of the B+30 lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule, contingent upon obtaining licensure.

Paola Rodeback - Full-time (1.00 FTEs) Spanish Teacher at Prairie Winds Middle School beginning August 21, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. She will be placed at step 5 of the M lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.

Elta Sparks - Full-time (1.00 FTEs) Reading Intervention Teacher at Futures beginning August 21, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year. She will be placed at step 7 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.

Jennifer Wade - Long-term Substitute Teacher for Mary Willette at East High School beginning August 21 and ending December 14, 2023. She will be placed at step 1 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.

APPOINTMENTS (NON-INSTRUCTIONAL)
Jennifer Niles - Adjust start date to August 28, 2023, as Clerical Assistant/POS Operator at Franklin Elementary School.

Samuel Pratt - Special Education Paraeducator at Franklin Elementary School for 6.5 hours per day/3 days per week (T/W/F) beginning September 7, 2023. He will be placed at classification B21.5, step 1, in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employee Association. This is in addition to his ACES Site Lead assignment at Franklin  Elementary School. 

CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Kristin Baty - Increase in assignment as Elementary Music Teacher at Jefferson Elementary and Rosa Parks Elementary Schools from 0.933 FTEs to 1.00 FTES beginning August 28, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year.

Theresa Calsbeek - Increase in assignment as Title I Intervention Teacher from 0.45 FTEs at Franklin Elementary School to 0.70 FTEs at Jefferson Elementary School beginning August 28, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year.

Russell Groebner - Increase in assignment as English Language Arts Teacher at West High School from 1.00 FTEs to 1.083 FTEs beginning August 28, 2023, for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year. 

Laura Januschka Blasing - Increase in assignment as English Language Arts Teacher at West High School from 1.00 FTEs to 1.083 FTEs beginning January 22, 2024, for the second semester of the 2023-24 school year. 

Aaron Miller - Increase in assignment as Social Studies Teacher at West High School from 1.00 FTEs to 1.083 FTEs beginning August 28, 2023, for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year. 

Joyce Petersen - Decrease in assignment as Reading Intervention Teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary School from 1.00 FTEs to 0.80 FTEs beginning August 28, 2023, for the 2023-24 school year.

Jacquelyn Peterson - Increase in assignment as English Language Arts Teacher at West High School from 1.00 FTEs to 1.083 FTEs beginning January 22, 2024, for the second semester of the 2023-24 school year. 

Michelle L Peterson - Increase in assignment as English Language Arts Teacher at West High School from 1.00 FTEs to 1.083 FTEs beginning August 28, 2023, for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year. 

Matthew Weichert - Increase in assignment as English Language Arts Teacher at West High School from 1.00 FTEs to 1.083 FTEs beginning August 28, 2023, for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year. 

CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (NON-INSTRUCTIONAL)
Chastity Cheeseman - Change in assignment from Non-Classroom (Lunchroom) Paraeducator, classification B21, and Special Education Paraeducator, classification B21.5, to Special Education Paraeducator, classification B21.5, at Rosa Parks Elementary School for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 7, 2023. She will be compensated according to her place on the Minnesota School Employee Association salary schedule. 

Jane Flintrop - Decrease in assignment as Student Success Coach at Prairie Winds Middle School from 6.75 hours per day/4 days per week (M/T/TH/F) to 6.5 hours per day/2 days per week (M/F), 3 hours per day/2 days per week (T/TH) and 2 hours per day/1 day per week (W) beginning September 7, 2023. 

Alicia Jones - Change in assignment from Cook Helper to Second Cook at Prairie Winds Middle School for 8 hours per day/5 days per week beginning August 21, 2023. She will be placed at classification A13, step 5, in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employee Association. 

Jolene Studer - Change in assignment from Non-Classroom (Playground) Paraeducator, classification B21, to Special Education Paraeducator, classification B21, for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Hoover Elementary School beginning September 7, 2023. 

REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Angela Davis - Kindergarten Teacher at Washington Elementary School, has requested leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act beginning August 28 and returning to work on October 2, 2023.

Joy Visto - Mathematics Teacher at East High School, has requested leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act beginning November 27, 2023, and returning to work on January 22, 2024. 

RESIGNATIONS (NON-INSTRUCTIONAL)
Jolene Beckel - Title I Intervention Paraeducator at Washington Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be June 1, 2023.

Samantha Bubalo - Special Education Paraeducator at West High School and with the ESY Summer Program, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be July 19, 2023. 

Theresa Calsbeek - Non-classroom (Playground) Paraeducator at Franklin Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of this assignment will be June 7, 2023. She will continue as Title I Intervention Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School. 

Michelle Dardis - 6-Hour Custodian at Rosa Parks Elementary and the Early Childhood Center, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be June 7, 2023.

Mark Dunn - ACES Child Care Assistant at Franklin Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 15, 2023. 

Alona Erickson - Early Learning Paraeducator at Kennedy Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be May 25, 2023. 

Hezekyah Flowers - Special Education Paraeducator and Non-classroom (Playground) Paraeducator at Franklin Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be June 7, 2023. 

Brittany Goossen - Attendance/Assistant Principal Secretary at Prairie Winds Middle School, has submitted a resignation in order to accept the Central Registration Specialist position. The last day for this assignment will be August 31, 2023.  
Lydia Grabau - Special Education Paraeducator at Prairie Winds Middle School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be June 7, 2023. 

Cassidy Hartmann - Special Education Paraeducator at Prairie Winds Middle School and the ESY Summer Program, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be July 20, 2023. 

Nathan Larson - Non-classroom (Playground) Paraeducator at Rosa Parks Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be June 7, 2023.

Riley Lowe - ACES Child Care Assistant at Franklin Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 18, 2023. 

Dylan Mees - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 18, 2023. 

Fred Prewitt - Warehouse Clerk at Northport, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 25, 2023. 

Elizabeth Rossow - ACES Site Lead at Washington Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 18, 2023. 

Luke Scheel - ACES Child Care Assistant at Franklin Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 18, 2023.

Katherine Sexton - Health & Wellness Paraeducator at West High School and Special Education Paraeducator with the  ESY Summer Program, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be July 20, 2023. 

Jaymes Sorensen - Non-classroom (Playground) Paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day for this assignment will be June 7, 2023. He will continue as Building Technology Assistant at West High School. 

Sonja Sowders - Non-classroom (Playground) Paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be June 7, 2023.

Kenneth Watson - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School, has submitted a resignation. The last day of employment will be August 18, 2023. 

TERMINATION/NON-RENEWAL (NON-INSTRUCTIONAL)
Due to the uncertainty of funding, restructuring, and budget reductions and in accordance with employment contracts, the administration recommends that the employment of the following employees be terminated at the end of the 2022-23 school year, effective June 7, 2023.

Emily Edel - Special Education Paraeducator at West High School.