The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following recommended personnel changes at its Thursday, June 27 meeting. The changes are as follows:
Resignation
James Jennings, special education teacher at Escambia County High School, effective June 25, 2019; Brenda Samuel, 7-hour custodian, Flomaton High School, effective June 13, 2019; Holly Young, elementary teacher at Huxford Elementary School, effective June 13, 2019; Jennifer Newman, special education teacher at Huxford Elementary School, effective June 26, 2019; Rebecca Jones, 7-hour lunchroom worker at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective June 28, 2019; Donna Siegle, special education teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary Teacher, effective June 14, 2019; Bethany Stinson, 6-hour lunchroom worker at WS Neal Middle School, effective June 25, 2019; Brenda Pendergrass, science teacher at WS Neal High School, effective June 26, 2019; Eloise Copeland, part-time bus driver at Atmore Bus Shop, effective June 18, 2019
Retirement
Janet Benjamin, secretary at Brewton Central Office, effective August 1, 2019; Patricia Harris, 6-hour lunchroom worker at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 1, 2019; Donna Morris, bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective July 1, 2019
Transfer
Andrea Chance, social studies teacher at Escambia County High School, to social studies teacher at Flomaton High School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Angela Wright); Schwayn Bradley, Title I music/choral teacher at WS Neal Elementary and Middle School, to Title I music/choral teacher, WS Neal Middle and High School, effective August 5, 2019; Darryl Phillips, physical education teacher at WS Neal Middle School, to physical education teacher at WS Neal Elementary School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing James Hurley); Michael Salter, physical education teacher at WS Neal High School, to physical education teacher at WS Neal Middle School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Darryl Phillips); Jennifer C. Fox, elementary teacher at WS Neal Elementary School, to elementary teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Micah Brown)
Employment
Kristopher Beauchamp, math teacher at Escambia County High School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Jarvis Ripley); Alexander Alvarez, elementary teacher at Escambia County Middle School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Tanisha Henderson); Paula Spicer, special education instructional aide at Escambia County Middle School, effective August 5, 2019; Dustin Kennedy, instructional teacher aide at Escambia County Middle School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Cynthia Clack); Tamara Banks, special education teacher at Escambia County Middle School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Sarah Bendall); Kathleen Kilpatrick, elementary teacher at Huxford Elementary School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Holly Young); Laila Warren, 7-hour lunchroom worker at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Ouida Wall); Marvin Hollingsworth, 7-hour custodian at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 1, 2019 (Replacing Terry Baldwin); James Hayles, 7-hour custodian, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 1, 2019 (Replacing Lorri Tolbert); Larissa Goodrich, special education teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Donna Siegle); Sophia Yarber, math teacher at WS Neal Middle School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Ashley Salter); Sharon Lambeth, elementary teacher at WS Neal Middle School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Holly Bell); Stephen Landrum, social studies teacher at WS Neal High School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Andrew Luker); Sierra Stiles, teacher/director at Turtle Point Science Center, effective July 1, 2019 (Replacing Jacquelyn Word); Jaye Jaye Hagan, community educator, Summer Program Science Camp, Flomaton High School, effective June 17, 2019 (To be paid with Sustainability Funds); Laketha Bradley, counselor at WS Neal High School, to work up to an additional 20 days, effective June 17, 2019 through July 31, 2019 (To be paid at her daily rate) (Local School and/or Title I Funds)
Employment Change
Dena Strength, kindergarten teacher at WS Neal Elementary School, to pre-K program teacher at WS Neal Elementary School, effective August 5, 2019 (Replacing Sally Denton)
