MASON CITY – The Mason City board of education will consider personnel changes at tonight’s meeting.
The panel will meet in the Board Room of the Administrative Center, 1515 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, Iowa 50401, at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, May 18, 2020. The Board determined that it is impossible and impractical for all members to be physically present at this meeting due to COVID-19 health concerns, and that it is necessary to conduct the meeting by electronic means. The public is discouraged from attending the meeting in person. The Board has provided public access to the electronic conversation. The meeting will be streamed live. You can access the live feed of the meeting at: https://www.facebook.com/MasonCityCSD/live/.
Tom Drzycimski, HR Director of the Mason City school district, has recommended the following personnel changes for the school board to consider at tonight’s meeting:
Date: May 18, 2020
Resignations – Certified Personnel
Artley, Danyell – Social Studies – Alternative School – effective upon completion of 2019-20 contract – 3 years of service
Felan, Miranda – 4th Grade – Harding Elementary – effective upon completion of 2019-20 contract – 1 year of service
Gutierrez, Shauna – English Language Learners – Roosevelt Elementary and Jefferson Elementary – effective upon completion of 2019-20 contract – 2 years of service
New Hires – Miscellaneous Personnel
GRAVEN, AMY
Assignment: Registration HelpDesk
Salary: $18.65 / hour
School year: 7/20/20 – 8/5/20 (timeframe subject to change depending on district needs)
Rationale: Temporary position (hours worked will not count towards her 1,672 hours for the 2020-20 school year)
Administrative Transfers – Miscellaneous Personnel
LORENCE, RICHARD
2019-20 assignment: Paraprofessional/Campus Security (7 hours) – Mason City High School
2020-21 assignment: Behavioral Interventionist (8 hours) – Mason City High School
Salary: $16.00 / hour (will be adjusted for 2020-21)
Status: New Miscellaneous position replaces the Paraprofessional position
STEPHENS, KRISIA
2019-20 assignment: Paraprofessional/ISS (8 hours) – Mason City High School Behavioral
2020-21 assignment: Interventionist (8 hours) – Mason City High School
Salary: $16.00 / hour (will be adjusted for 2020-21)
Status: New Miscellaneous position replaces the Paraprofessional position
Resignations – Classified Personnel
McClemons, Matthew – Head Custodian/Administrative Center – effective 5/21/20 – 9 years of service
Wells, Sean – Paraprofessional/Special Education – Mason City High School – effective upon completion of 2019-20 contract – 1 year of service
Resignations – Extracurricular
Cornick, James – Head Boys Golf Coach – Mason City High School – effective upon completion of 2019-20 contract
Teacher Leadership Compensation (TLC) – resignations effective upon completion of 2019-20 contracts:
● Ausborn, Kendal – Data Team Leader – Roosevelt Elementary
● Buffington, Rebecca – Data Team Facilitator – Roosevelt Elementary
● Guritz, Dawn – Data Team Facilitator – Mason City High School
● Kacer, Tamera – Data Team Facilitator – John Adams Middle School
● Kraft, Jean – Data Team Leader – Hoover Elementary
● Lewis, Anne – Data Team Leader – Hoover Elementary
● Petersen, Anne – Selection Review Committee – Administrative Center
● TeKippe, Melissa – Data Team Facilitator – Lincoln Intermediate
ALSO: Mason City Alternative School Supervisor Katie Fistler and Mason City High School Principal Dan Long will provide a report on the plans for the graduation/awards ceremonies for their respective buildings.
The full meeting agenda is here.