Director Updates Board of Education on Recent Personnel Moves

August 12, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps updated the Board of Education Thursday night on personnel moves since the July meeting.

Those employed are as follows:

Kelly Agee, teacher at DCHS, replaces Jane Rice

Sean Antoniak, teacher at DeKalb West School, replaces Cynthia Wilson

Brooke Anderson, teacher, Special Education

Thomas Blumette, teacher at DCHS, replaces Justin Burum

Tina Cantrell, cook

Clarie Cloyd, teacher, Special Education

Michael Corser, bus driver

Kayla Cowan, teacher, Smithville Elementary School, Pre-K

Gates Craighead, music teacher, Smithville Elementary/ Northside Elementary, replaces Dalton Hawkins

Heather Gilliam, art teacher, DeKalb Middle School/DeKalb West School

Jessica Griffith, teacher at DCHS, replaces William Jarvis

Danyelle Hawkins, teacher at DCHS, replaces Marilyn Roberts

Rachel Hernandez, teacher at DeKalb Middle School, Special Education

Sherry Hobbs, custodian at DeKalb West School, replaces Kathy Malone

Jonathan Holland, music teacher at DeKalb West/DeKalb Middle School, replaces Emily Phillips

Samantha Leiser, teacher at DeKalb Middle School

Kristen Lynch, teacher at DeKalb Middle School, Special Education

Kady Moffett, teacher at Smithville Elementary, Special Education

Holly Moore, educational assistant at DCHS

Hunter Poteete, teacher at DeKalb Middle School

Lindaey Pullum, teacher at DCHS replaces Andrew Cook

Kathy Ramsey, teacher at Northside Elementary School

Joe Ruch, teacher at DCHS, Special Education

John Sanders, teacher at DCHS

Sandra Saracho, teacher at Northside Elementary

Brent Simpson, teacher at DCHS, replaces Nallely Prater

Danni Stahlke, Librarian at DeKalb Middle School

Martha Taylor, CSH Assistant, part-time

Gabby Turner, teacher at Smithville Elementary School

Lisa Woods, Occupational Therapy Assistant, county-wide

Brandi Womack, educational assistant at DeKalb West School

Chris Young, teacher at DeKalb Middle School.

Substitutes:

Guylene Atnip, Victoria Bennett, Lisa Bowman, Shannon Cantrell, Cindy Childers, Michael Corser, Liz Cripps, Jacque Lynn Drake/Corley, Donna Davis, Linda Dean, Sue Driver, Donna Evans, Amanda Ford, Annette Greek, Carol Hale, Keshia Hale, Charlene Hallum, Brenda Holloway, Jean Hope, Brandi Johnson, Dale Johnson, Kathy Kelly, Regina Kent, Jill Lane, Constance Medley, Kenzie Morris, Patti Norris, Grace Odom, Angela Osment, Pat Parkerson, Logan Pierce, Jessica Rackley, Judy Redmon, Alyssa Reeder, Virginia Rose, Nancy Stanley, Emilee Stephens, Patricia Tallent, Kim Taylor, Luanna Tollett, Allyson Trapp, Zachary Vincent, Tommy Washer, Mary Williams, Belinda Woodham, Megan Yates, Wanda Vickers, Kim Young, and Samantha Young.

Eric Gaw and Patrick Pichey, custodian

Leave of Absence granted as requested: Whitney Brelje, Diana Moon, Ginger Wenger, and Crystal Young

Transfers:

Brooke Atnip, transferred from educational  assistant at DeKalb West School to DCHS Alternative Learning replacing Doris Graham

Ria Baker, transferred from substitute to educational assistant at DeKalb West School

Kortney Blaylock, transferred from substitute to educational assistant at Northside Elementary School

Amanda Goodwin, transferred from substitute to educational assistant at Northside Elementary School

Paulette McDonald, transferred from educational assistant at DCHS to Smithville Elementary School

Debbie London, transferred from substitute bus assistant to full time, replacing Judy Wiggins

Bethany Poss, transferred from substitute to  educational assistant at Smithville Elementary School

Doris Graham, transferred from alternative learning assistant to Secretary at DeKalb Middle School

Joy Tronsoco, transferred from substitute to educational assistant at Northside Elementary School

Resignations:

Vickey Atnip, educational assistant at DCHS, Special Education

Eden Nokes, educational assistant at Smithville Elementary, Special Education

Laura Patterson, educational assistant at DCHS

Nallely Prater, teacher at DCHS

Amelia Randolph, educational assistant at Smithville Elementary

Marilyn Roberts, teacher at DCHS

Jessica Styer, teacher at Northside Elementary School

August 12, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Although their terms of office don’t officially begin until Saturday, September 1, all the newly elected officials of county and district offices will be sworn in on Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 p.m. at the county complex auditorium.

Officials will take their oath of office from Judge Bratten Cook, II.  The oath may be delivered to the entire group as a whole.

Those scheduled to be sworn in are County Mayor Tim Stribling, Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin, Road Supervisor Danny Hale, Sheriff Patrick Ray, County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss, Trustee Sean Driver, and Register of Deeds Jeff McMillen.

County commissioners to be sworn in are Dennis Slager and Julie Williams Young from the 1^st district, Myron Rhody and Sabrina Farler from the 2^nd district, Jenny Trapp and Bobby Johnson from the 3^rd district, Janice Fish-Stewart and Scott Little from the 4^th district, Jerry Adcock and Anita Puckett from the 5^th district, Jeff Barnes and Matt Adcock from the 6^th district, and Beth Pafford and Bruce Malone from the 7^th district.

Board of Education members to take the oath are Danny Parkerson from the 1^st district, Alan Hayes from the 2^nd district, Jim Beshearse from the 3^rd district, Kate Miller from the 4^th district, and Shaun Tubbs from the 7^th district.

Terms of each office are for four years.

August 11, 2018
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Certified Nurse Aides (CNA) provide essential care in healthcare settings by assisting patients with activities of daily living. Six area residents were recently recognized as CNA’s of the Year at NHC Smithville. Maria Amaya, Pam Dawson, Cassie Dyer, Brooke Goodson, Crystal Lawson, and Opal Parker visited the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Murfreesboro, TN, and were honored with a day of fun and a banquet. They celebrated with other honored CNA’s from NHC HealthCare Centers throughout Middle and Eastern Tennessee.

The honorees were evaluated on knowledge and performance of their duties, among other key factors. Smithville resident, Brooke Goodson, was further recognized as NHC Smithville’s overall CNA of the Year and nominee for CNA of the Year for all NHC centers in the Central Region. NHC Smithville Director of Nursing, Paulette Nichols, said, “Each of these CNA’s are hard-working, professional, compassionate, caring, honest, understanding, and highly skilled. They are a tremendous asset to NHC Smithville and we are truly fortunate to have them as valued partners.”

NHC Smithville offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to adults of all ages on a short-term and long-term basis. For more information about NHC Smithville, visit www.nhcsmithville.com or call (615) 597-4284.

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