Plymouth School Board meeting Tuesday, consider retirements, terminations, award bids

The Plymouth Community School Board meets Tuesday evening, May 5^th, at 6 p.m. in the Administration Board room.  The meeting is open to the public and also available on live stream. 

The agenda includes end-of-school-year retirements for: Antonio Soria, the Head Custodian at PHS; Betsy Barron, Math Teacher and Department Chairperson at Lincoln Junior High; Nikki Rumpler, 5th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher at Riverside Intermediate School; and Jeff Hunter, the Art Teacher at Riverside Intermediate School. 

Terminations for the end of the school year include  Richard Stiles, Specific Substitute Teacher at Webster Elementary School; Rebecca Moncada, the Lunchroom-Recess Monitor at Webster Elementary School; Kendall Terrones, the Lunchroom-Recess Monitor and Art Club leader at Jefferson Elementary, and Kensey McKee, the Information Literacy Assistant at Jefferson School.  

Resignations up for consideration include Tracy Gee, LJH, Attendance Secretary, resignation effective 06-12-26, Pamela Kelley, Bus Driver, resignation effective 06-01-26, Stephen Hissong, PHS, Cross Country Assistant Coach, resignation effective 04-20-26, Stephen Hissong, PHS, Cross Country Summer Assistant Coach, effective 04-20-26, Alisha Kasian, WDA, Preschool Aide, resignation effective 05-22-26, Elaine Wong, ADM, Substitute Teacher-Aide, resignation effective 04-30-26, Rebecca Leffel, LJH, Special Education Aide, resignation effective 05-22-26, Gregory Miller, LJH, Athletic Coordinator, resignation effective 05-08-26, Gregory Miller, PHS, Basketball Boys Head Coach, resignation effective 05-08-26, Gregory Miller, PHS, Basketball Boys Head Summer Coach, resignation effective 05-08-26, Bethany Wilcox, WDA, 3rd Grade Teacher, resignation effective 05-26-26, Lori Haines, JEF, Lunch Clerk-Office Aide, resignation effective 05-22-26, Heather Rohyans, JEF, Kindergarten Teacher, resignation effective 05-26-26

Appointments include: Maria Lapp, RIS, 2nd Shift Custodian, Sydney Rice, SVC, Summer Grounds, Michael Neidlinger, SVC, Summer Grounds, Kimberly Rejouis, BHC, Summer Elementary School Teacher, Tammie Radican, BHC, Summer Secondary School Teacher, Cheyenne McVicker, BHC, Summer Elementary Aide, Anthony Plothow, PHS, Summer English Teacher, Gunnar Rains, PHS, Summer Math Teacher, Dawn Cody, JEF, Summer Elementary Teacher, Megan Walleske, JEF, Summer Elementary Teacher, Gina Young, JEF, Summer Elementary Teacher, Bryan Kratzer, JEF, Summer Elementary Teacher, Andria Houston, JEF, Summer Elementary Teacher, Shannda Martin, JEF, Summer Elementary Special Education Teacher, Jeanne Tanner, JEF, Summer School Facilitator, Jennifer Shidler, JEF, Summer School Secretary, and Joseph Rigsby, PHS, 2nd Shift Custodian.

Transfers: Alan Hall, SVC, Assistant Director of Transportation-Hourly Transfer to SVC, Assistant Director of Transportation-Salaried, Lindsey Stiles, PHS, Soccer Girls Assistant Coach Transfer to PHS, Soccer Girls Head Coach, Teresa Houin, RIS, Safety Monitor Transfer to PHS, Safety Monitor, Gina Brown, PHS, Safety Monitor Transfer to PHS/RIS, Safety Monitor, Richard Thoden, PHS, Building Specific Substitute Teacher Transfer to PHS, Special Education Aide, Jamie Eaton, WDA, Special Education Aide Transfer to ADM, Substitute Teacher-Aide, Shaunna Bennett, WDA., EL Aide Transfer to ADM, Substitute Aide, Christina Quint, WDA, Corporation Aide transfer to ADM, Substitute Teacher-Aide, Melody Marlow, WEB/ADM, Temporary 1st Grade Teacher/Substitute Teacher Transfer to WEB, 1st Grade Teacher, Crystal Uyhelji, WEB, 4th Grade Teacher Transfer to WEB, 2nd Grade Teacher, Michael Nyhuis, MEN, 4th Grade Teacher Transfer to WEB, 4th Grade Teacher, Phyllis Gault, WEB, 3rd Grade Teacher, Transfer to WEB, 2nd Grade Teacher, Hali Clevenger, JEF, Building Specific Substitute Teacher Transfer to JEF, Information Literacy Assistant, Crystal Miller, JEF, Kindergarten Teacher, Transfer to JEF, 2nd Grade Teacher, David Mickelson, JEF, 2nd Grade Teacher Transfer to JEF, 3rd Grade Teacher, Susan Szucs, JEF, 3rd Grade Teacher, Transfer to JEF, Kindergarten Teacher, and Schae Stein, WEB, Temporary 2nd Grade Teacher Transfer to ADM, Substitute Teacher-Aide.

The agenda includes awarding the bids for the chillers at Menominee and Washington Discovery, plus the electrical gear replacement at PHS.  The school board will recognize the PHS Robotics Team and receive the annual update on Riverside Intermediate School.  Members will also consider additions and revisions for the student handbook and the MOU with the Plymouth Police Department for the school resource officers. And

With Superintendent Mitch Mawhorter retiring at the end of this school year, the search for a new superintendent is on.  The School Board will consider a resolution regarding the search for a superintendent, adopt a revised resolution deleting the 7-day waiting period for hiring a superintendent, adjust the policy manual for the employment of the superintendent, and consider a resolution regarding Mawhoter’s outgoing contract.

The agenda for Tuesday’s school board meeting can be found at: https://go.boarddocs.com/in/pcscin/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DP9MSQ5CAE5C. The meeting will also be available by livestream by clicking the video button in the upper left corner of this site.