Maryville BOE extends contracts

During the closed session portion of the Maryville R-II Board of Education meeting last week, the board approved several contracts for the upcoming school year.

The contracts included one-year extensions for 10 administrators in the district, meaning all of principals and assistant principals will return.

At Maryville High School, Thom Alvarez (principal) and Craig Borey (assistant principal) were extended; Maryville Middle School Principal Kevin Pitts and assistant Kate Lydon; at Eugene Field Elementary, Brian Lynn will return as principal, as does assistant principal Kim Walker.

Assistant superintendent Steve Klotz, Northwest Technical School director Jeremy Ingraham, Student Service director Katie Neubauer and student service assistant director Michelle McCollum were also extended a year.

Walker was approved to be the summer school administrator; those duties will commence on May 22.

The school board approved the hiring of four teachers at Eugene Field for the 2017-18 school year. Joining the district will be second grade teachers Kendle Luke and Gina Felzke, third grade teacher Anna Hulsey and first grade teacher Darcie Rougeau.

Three other Eugene Field faculty members were issued new assignments.

Amy Flohr will be reassigned to a child care teacher at Northwest Technical School from a second grade teacher. Kristen Alley will be reassigned from a first grade teacher to a kindergarten teacher, while Jennifer Stoll will move from second grade to a Title I reading teacher.

One action in closed session dealt with this school year was the board approving the hiring of George Kegode as the high school girls assistant soccer coach to Dale Reuter.

The next board meeting will be Wednesday, March 15 at 7 p.m.