The Sandy Valley Board of Education handled several personnel items at its
Aug. 18 meeting:
— Approved Kelly Frasher, Shannon Elkins and Ted
Knapp as temporary certified substitutes.
— Approved classified substitutes: Kathleen
Burfield, Marilyn Burkhart, Brian Flanagan, Christine Freitag, Don Ford, Diane
Fulling, Amy Kinser, Matthew Klinger, Wendy Loomis, Bara Marraccini, Desiree
Lynn Mosberger, Gary Nolan, Lisa Ocheltree, Sheffani Pariano, Natalie Ross,
Madeline Russell, Rachel Swinehart, Robin Swinehart, Rick Wackerly, Bryce
Walker, Heather Wise, Ronald Melzer, Abigail Maneris, Lucas Daugherty, Debra
Patrick, Lorie Robertson, Ashley McCarty, Kaitlain Osborne, Kersten Brooks, Ted
Knapp, Sharon Elkins, Kelly Frasher, Katelynn Tucker, Brandon Fisher, David
Fischer, John Petro, Donnie Nicholison, Jon Staley, Susan Schlimm, Irene Walls,
Corey Hormell, David Boyd, Joe Hoffarth, Matt Klinger, Ronald Melzer.
— Amended Victoria Davis’ classified contract
to 8-hour, 203-day secretary.
— Approved Thea Lehotay for curriculum support
as needed.
— Approved supplemental contracts for 2025-26:
Football: Varsity head coach Brian Gamble; assistants Ben Thomas, Frank Gamble,
Chris Stoffer, Brandon Young, Kris Nign; volunteer assistants Fred Thomas,
Trevor Yoder; 8th grade coaches Lucas Daugherty, Joe Welker.
Volleyball: Varsity head coach Brad Shupe; freshman coach Allyssa Sines; middle
school coach Ric Phillips.
Strength & conditioning: Summer, Ben Thomas; fall, Chad Roush.
Site manager: Fall, Stacy Swank.
Cheerleading: Varsity head coach Suzanne Kail; JV head coach Carly Caldwell;
middle school coach Rebbecca Schaub.
Boys soccer: Varsity head coach Daniel O’Callaghan; assistant Amanda
Lidderdale-Gonzalez.
Cross country: Varsity head coach Greg Howard; assistant Jason Calkins; middle
school coach Ed Lidderdale.
Boys golf: Varsity head coach Gary Offenberger.
Girls golf: Varsity head coach Nate Provance.
Middle school golf: Boys/girls, Tojh Nicholson.
— Approved one-year certified contract for
Madison Lakota, MS/St. James tutor.
— Approved game workers, event workers’ pay
rates, and ticket prices.
— Amended assistant treasurer’s contract to
include 20 vacation days.
— Approved Josiah Wachtel and Oaklee Hughes,
both preschool, for open enrollment.
— Approved payment in lieu of transportation
for Jonah Rohr and Alyson Rohr at the state reimbursement rate.
— Accepted district bus stops.
— Approved 2025-26 fundraisers for middle
school, FFA, athletic department, boys soccer, and boys/girls soccer.
— Acknowledged Sandy Valley Alumni
Association, Academic Booster Club, Athletic Booster Club, Band Boosters, Choir
Boosters, Elementary PTO, and FFA Boosters/Alumni Association.
— Approved contract for mental health services
with Dr. Timothy R. King at last year’s rate.
— Approved out-of-state trip for Sandy Valley
High School to Washington, D.C., May 20-22, 2026.
— Approved board members Dr. Joe Wigfield and
Scot Bowman as delegate and alternate to the Ohio State Board of Education’s
Capital Conference, Nov. 16-18.
— Heard Supt. David Fischer report a
settlement in the Rover Pipeline court case.
