The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following personnel changes at its Thursday, March 21 meeting. The changes are as follows:
Leave of Absence
Shirley Longmire, 7-hour Lunchroom Worker, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective January 16, 2019 through February 25, 2019
Resignation
Vicke Smith, special education instructional aide at Flomaton Elementary School, effective March 15, 2019; Kendall Richardson, 7-Hour custodian at WS Neal Elementary School, effective March 22, 2019; William West, head softball coach at WS Neal High School, effective March 13, 2019
Retirement
Ouida Wall, 7-Hour lunchroom worker at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective June 1, 2019; Barbara Shipp, 7-Hour lunchroom worker at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective June 1, 2019
Transfer
Amber English, bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, to bus driver at Atmore Bus Shop, effective March 22, 2019 (Replacing Anthony Dunkin)
Employment
Teresa Crayton, counselor at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective April 1, 2019 (Replacing Cheryl Jones); Whitney Grimes, special education aide at Flomaton Elementary School, effective April 1, 2019 (Replacing Vicke Smith); Lisa Harris, bus driver, Brewton Bus Shop, effective March 22, 2019 (Replacing Amber English); Heather Kirkland, teacher for Dependent Care After School Program, Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective April 1, 2019
Rehires
Joshua Lambeth, HVAC/Electrician, Atmore Maintenance Department, effective April 1, 2019 (Replacing Dan Walton); Yolonda Walters, science teacher at Escambia County Alternative School, effective April 1, 2019 (Replacing Yolonda Walters)
Principal Contracts
Approval to negotiate Principal Contract for Deborah Bolden, Escambia County Middle School, for a 3-year period, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.
