SCS Board Adds Two Student Members

By David Avitabile

SCHOHARIE - For the second year in a row, the Schoharie school board will have two student members.

School officials and board members last week welcomed Caiden McFee, a senior, and Madelyn Bruno, a sophomore as student board members.

The student members cannot vote at meetings but can give their opinions. Madelyn is the daughter of current board member Brad Bruno.

The SCS board had two student board members last school year.

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In other action, board members:

* Appointed Jennifer Chavez to a three-year probationary position as a secondary computer science teacher.

* Accepted the resignation of Isis Brown as full-time teacher aide, effective August 26.

* Accepted the resignation of part-time teacher aide Shawna Mattoon, effective August 25.

* Accepted the resignation of teacher aide Yajaira Lopez effective August 31, in order to accept a position as high school nurse, which was approved last month.

* Appointed Michelle Houle to a probationary position as a bus driver at a salary of $25.90 an hour.

* Named Heather Barrett to a probationary position as a full-time teacher aide in special education at a salary of $19,897 per year.

* Named Brandy Fall to a probationary position as a full-time teacher aide in special education at a salary of $20,294 per year.

* Appointed Michelle Yager to a probationary position as a full-time teacher aide at a salary of $19,305 a year.

* Named Jade Palmatier to a probationary position as a part-time teacher aide at a salary of $16.95 per hour.

* Named Sarah Wright as a long-term substitute in the elementary school from September 2 to 23.

* Approved an additional period stipend for Adriene Bush, pre-algebra class, at a stipend of $8,000, and Carolyn Strauch, participation in government/economics, at a stipend of $8,000.

* Agreed to add indoor track as a winter sport.

* Added the following mentors to the mentorship program: Lindsay DiMaso, Amy Thalheimer, and Lori Warner.

* Added Ms. Warner as Level 1 mentor to mentee Yajaira Lopez, at a stipend of $1,808.

* Added the following to the returning SCS sub list at the current sub rates: Norine Hodges, non-certified, Jordan Jaquay, certified, Terese Kenyon, non-certified, Jamie McFarlan, non-certified, Kaitlin, non-certified, Katherine Phelan, non-certified, and Ana Schmid, certified. Corrected the sub appointment of Luke Van Cleef, certified with degree. Added Jason Wayman to the sub list at a salary of $34 an hour, retroactive to the 2024-25 school year and through the 2025-26 school year.

* Added the following people to the SCS sub list at the current sub rates: Isabel Beaver, non-certified, Vicky Bouck, non-certified, Janice Boyles, certified, Valentina Conway, non-certified, Rachel Murray, non-certified, and Julia Vester, non-certified.

* Added seven people to the Capital Region BOCES teacher sub calling service list.