Holmes County schools rehire staff, faculty

BONIFAY – Holmes County School Board unanimously rehired another wave of faculty and staff at its regular meeting Tuesday morning. The action mirrored an initial rehiring in May.

Superintendent Gary Galloway recommended the rehirings now that additional funding is available from the state following passage of the state budget. The following were rehired:

BMS: Penny Jones, Melanie Albury, Sandra Bell, Jerry Dunn, Kelly Hudson, Christopher Nelson, Amy Tate, Matthew Tate, Linda Warnock, Devon Miles, Josiah Locke, Donald Etheridge.

PS: Sabrina Morrison, Heather Howell, Lowell Hudson, Marie Yancey, Brad Hall, Gordon Wells.
BHS: Tyla Helms, Sherry Myers, Mark Bryan, Jim Jefferson, Carson Lassiter, Brian Morgan, Cathern Leavins, Jerry Dixon.

PdLHS: Larry Sweat, Jimmy Grant, Christa Harris, Brad Grant, Larry Sweat, Buddy Brown.

PdLE: Tammy L. Godwin, Jamie Byrd, Teresa Johnson, Donna Rushing, Donna Hicks, Woodrow Vaughan.

BES: Mary Atwell, Faye Berkley, Holly Hodge, Terrie Poole, Kimberly Farrow, Kelly Garner, Ruthie Hodge, Vicky Johns, Rachel Yates, Michelle Leitner, Heather Rich, Keisha Stafford, Karen Waymire, Macon Bush, K.C. Grossnickle, Felicia Mathis, Sabrina White, Roddney Jones.

HCHS: Sharon Griffin, Michael Gainey, Lori Stade, Ricky Ward, Chad Whitaker, Danielle Ashcroft, Edna Farmer, Allie Williams, Eddie Dixon.

GAP: Jean West

DISTRICT: Frances Griffin, Diane Bruner, James Curry, Robert Vick, Martha Compton, Marcy Dixon, Christy English, Marcia Jernigan, Michael Pinnella, Larry Hawkins, Charles Huckabee, Norman Harris, Pierce Anderson, Sheri Brooks, Donnita Butorac, Gwen Young, William Zorn, Jean West

Galloway said he planned to have 478 personnel by the beginning of the 2009-10 school year, down from 509 in 2008-09. There would be further personnel moves during the summer based on other openings.

One position to be filled is Holmes County High School Band director. Bill Shipley will not be hired back and the position will be advertised after June 30.

The Board also honored the star writers of Florida Writes who received a score of 6 or higher. Students earning at least a 6 include:

•Bonifay Middle School: Alex Boruff, Shelby Clark, Kristin Eaton, Kole Forehand, Mikayla Moore, Michael Murphy, Todd Sparaga.

•Bethlehem: Hanna Mollet.

•Bonifay Elementary: Falon Sims.

•Poplar Springs: Hadley Battles.

•Holmes County High School: Andrew Fox, Carley Long.

Writing was a strong point for several schools in FCAT. Bethlehem school has a combined score of 95 percent with 3.5 or higher. In eighth grade, Bonifay Middle has a combined 95 percent 3.5 or higher, and Bethlehem had a combined 94 percent.

In the calculation of reading, math and science students are expected to score a 3 or higher to demonstrate proficiency. In the writing scores a 3.5 or higher is considered proficient.