New staff at Sullivan West

By Z. A. KOHLOA
Posted 8/28/19

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The August 19 Sullivan West School board meeting signified the beginning of the new school year, and with it, a new slate of teachers joining the staff.

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New staff at Sullivan West

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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The August 19 Sullivan West School board meeting signified the beginning of the new school year, and with it, a new slate of teachers joining the staff.

The board started, however, with food. The previous board meeting awarded the milk bid to Home Town for $34,956.63 and the ice cream bid to Gillette Creamery for $7,888.99. At the recent meeting, the board approved an increase of five cents in cafeteria prices for milk and juice. The price of heroes and peanut butter and jelly ala carte, student breakfasts and lunches, salads and adult breakfasts and lunches will also increase by 25 cents.

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide two school resource officers in the schools. The Sullivan West School District will reimburse Sullivan County 70% of the school resource officer’s cost, with a maximum reimbursement of $140,000.

Several new personnel will be joining the Sullivan West system.

High school teacher Clarissa Cappola will soon receive certification as a special education teacher. She is already certified as a social studies teacher. Coppola was appointed to a probationary term as a classroom teacher with an annualized salary of $47,116.

Elementary teacher Miranda Yoli has a NYS Childhood Education initial certificate to teach grades one through six and an Early Childhood Education initial certificate for birth to grade two. Yoli’s annualized salary will be $47,116.

Special-education, elementary teacher Jessie LaCascia has a NYS Childhood Education intitial certificate for grades one through six and a Students with Disabilities initial certificate for grades one through six. LaCascia’s annualized salary will be $49,269.

Elementary physical education teacher Linnea Schumacher was hired on a part-time basis with a pro-rated annualized salary of $32,866.80. Schumacher possesses a health education professional certificate and a physical education professional certificate, and she is a certified athletic trainer. Schumacher was a substitute teacher at Sullivan West School District during the 2018-2019 school year.

High school social studies teacher Kevin Moller was appointed by the board with an annualized salary of $51,255. Moller possesses an initial certificate in social studies to teach grades seven through 12.

High school English teacher Caitlin Logan possesses an initial certificate for teaching English language arts to grades seven through 12 and will receive an annualized salary of $49,269.

English teacher Midge Maroni was appointed for a leave replacement for Donal Henke. Henke, a high school English teacher, is on an unpaid leave of absence. Maroni was hired with an annualized salary of $47,116.

The board amended the appointment of elementary music teacher Marisa Robertson to a probationary term at an annualized salary of $51,255. Robertson possesses a music initial certificate.

The board appointed high school social worker Rachel Shene, who possesses a school social worker provisional certificate with an annualized salary of $47,116.00.

John Yewchuk was appointed to the permanent position of cleaner with a probationary period of 26 weeks at a prorated salary of $36,125.

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