Ridgemont superintendent to pursue re-employment

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Ridgemont Schools Superintendent Bruce Gast announced at the Monday evening Board of Education meeting his interest in seeking re-employment in his position following his retirement scheduled for next year.

The board will conduct a public meeting at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 3 at the elementary school music room to consider the re-employment of Mr. Gast as superintendent upon his retirement scheduled for July 31, 2009.

Members also accepted the resignations of Michelle Gammon, elementary intervention specialist; Shaun Meloy, high school intervention specialist; Melanie Rogers, elementary music; and Robert Snavely, high school social studies.

In other action, the board:

• extended one-year limited contracts to Justin Metzger, high school social studies; Amanda Sprang, elementary intervention specialist; Matt Sutherin and Patrick Cotter, high school intervention specialists; Julianne Wenger, high school math; Danielle Webber, Spanish; and Marcia Casciere, high school band and music;

• approved retired teacher severance payments of $14,976 to Paula Deardorff and $10,141.59 to Beverly Ramsey;

• approved the payment of $1,000 stipends each to Angela Davis, study hall monitor, for the added duties of lunch room cashier, and Deb Newland, to administer the elementary school breakfast program;

• accepted a contract with the Hardin County Educational Service Center for special education services for students with disabilities or special needs for an amount not to exceed $104,392.20; and

• approved membership in the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding for the payment of $291.50.

The next meeting is 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at the high school library.

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