(The Pierce County Board of Education discussed and/or voted on the following during their monthly work session, Thursday, January 8 and their regular monthly meeting Monday, January 12.
Construction manager for Patterson Elementary and Pierce County Middle additions: The board approved advertising for a construction manager to build additions at Patterson Elementary and Pierce County Middle School.
Closed session and personnel: The board adjourned into a nine minute closed session to discuss personnel Thursday and a one minute closed session to discuss personnel Monday night. After Thursday’s session, the board voted to hire Ashlee Crosby as a paraprofessional at Blackshear Elementary, Arianna Harrison as a nurse at the middle school, Swane Morris as a teacher at the high school, Edith Bratcher, Keith Hayes and Sonya Wynne as bus drivers. The board also voted to accept the resignations of Christin Nelson as nurse at Blackshear Elementary, Lori Taylor as a teacher at Midway, Paige King as nurse at the high school, Dana Daniels at cafeteria manager and Bonnie Hardee as a bus driver. The board also approved the retirements of Tammy Jeffords and Debra Lanier at Blackshear Elementary, April Hendley at Midway and Berrien Henderson and Cynthia Reddish at the high school. After Monday’s session, the board accepted the resignation of Nicole Sweat, paraprofessional at the middle school. The board also approved the retirements of Anja Evors, teacher at the middle school, Mysti Walker, teacher at the high school and Marie Dennison, paraprofessional at Patterson Elementary.
