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      I2020-21 Tentative Non-Tenure Teacher Contract(s) and Tenure

      Item Details

      Meeting
      March 2, 2020 – Board of Education Meeting
      Category
      10. Consent Agenda
      Type
      Action item
      Recommended action
      Move to approve the 2020-21 Tentative Non-Tenure Teacher Contract(s) and Tenure

      Motions

      Main Motion
      Passed

      Move to approve Consent Agenda items 10-I

      Moved by Jason Tauriainen · Seconded by Virginia Morgan

      8 Yes0 No1 Abstain

      Yes: Debbie Cary, Greg Madden, Matt Morse, Mike Illg, Patti Truesdell, Penny Vadla, Virginia Morgan, Zen Kelly

      Abstain: Jason Tauriainen

      Public Content

      Background Information:

      The following list represents tentative assignments for non-tenured teachers. Each teacher is assigned to one “home” location although he/she may be split between one or more schools, and part-time assignments are denoted in parentheses next to a teacher’s name.

      Name

      Assignment

      Location

      Beatrice Klaich

      Teacher/Regular

      Chapman School

      Daniel Newsted

      Teacher/Regular

      Homer High School

      Kelsey Short

      Teacher/Regular

      Kaleidoscope Charter School

      Kailey Mucha

      Teacher/Regular

      K-Beach Elementary School

      Catherine Lyon (.50 FTE)

      Teacher/Regular

      Mountain View Elementary School

      Katherine Schneider

      Teacher/Regular

      Mountain View Elementary School

      Sarah Harless-Singer

      Teacher/Regular

      Nikiski Middle/High School

      Tammy Christin

      Teacher/Regular

      Nikiski North Star Elementary School

      Kaci Tauriainen

      Teacher/Regular

      Nikiski North Star Elementary School

      Sarah Jones

      Teacher/Regular

      Paul Banks Elementary School

      Meredith Davis

      Teacher/Regular

      Port Graham School

      Damara Burnett (.75 FTE)

      Teacher/Regular

      Professional Learning & Federal Programs

      Rachel Pioch

      Teacher/Regular

      Professional Learning & Federal Programs

      Efimia Basargin

      Teacher/Regular

      Razdolna School

      Marilyn Duncan

      Teacher/Regular

      Razdolna School

      Carol Conant

      Teacher/Regular

      Seward Elementary School

      Clayton Ellsworth

      Teacher/Regular

      Seward Middle School

      Cee Jay Levine

      Teacher/Regular

      Seward Middle School

      Daniel Adair

      Teacher/Regular

      Skyview Middle School

      Tristan Leiter

      Teacher/Regular

      Skyview Middle School

      Tracy Smith

      Teacher/Regular

      Soldotna Elementary School

      Veronica Bilger

      Teacher/Regular

      Soldotna High School

      Sarah Miller

      Teacher/Regular

      Soldotna Montessori Charter School

      Brian Krauklis

      Teacher/Regular

      Sterling Elementary School

      Jessica Laurie

      Teacher/Regular

      Sterling Elementary School

      Ronald Halsey

      Teacher/Regular

      Tustumena Elementary School

      Antonina Reutov

      Teacher/Regular

      Voznesenka School

      Kristine Barnett

      Teacher/Regular

      West Homer Elementary School