MCS Names Odyssey of the Mind Coaches

By David Avitabile

MIDDLEBURGH - Middleburgh school board members named a slate of Odyssey of the Mind coaches and made a slew of personnel moves earlier this month.

At their October 13 meeting, school board members appointed the following Odyssey of the Mind coaches: Maria McGrail, Nichole Calhoun, Lisa Robert, Ryan Pillsbury, Shannon Thayer, Megan Joubert, and Alyssa Pacatte. The salaries are per the current MCSTA contract.

In other personnel moves, board members:

* Named Mikayla Misenhimer to Music of the Knight.

* Appointed Sarah Tomic and Ms. Misenhimer as co-musical choral directors.

* Agreed to increase the hours of cleaner Michael Sherwood from .75 FTE to a 1.0 FTE; effective November 18.

* Named the following support staff substitutes: Kyle Britton, Daniel Dial, Sharon Terzakis, Chloe Barber, Jackson Hughes-Charboneau, Alyssa Warner, and Brian Bagley. Salaries are at the current substitute rates.

* Appointed Staci Kane as the varsity softball coach in the spring.

* Approved Rob Randaisi, RJ Proctor, Dave Mattice, and Randy Nelson as long-term volunteers in athletics.

* Named Heather Schrempf-White as a BOCES tutor, effective September 24 at a salary per the MCSTA agreement.