The Andalusia Board of Education made a number of personnel decisions Monday night.

State law requires the board to make any decisions to non-renew personnel, or to transfer personnel, before the last day of school.

The board accepted resignations from:

• Sonia Wallace, AHS special ed teacher, who is leaving for another job.
• Tammy Pickard, AJHS science teacher, who is retiring.
• Alane Brunson, AES principal, who is retiring.
• Allison Stroud, AES special ed teacher, who is leaving for another job.
• Jenny Watson, Central Office preschool teacher, who is retiring.
• Maklyn Hudson, AHS English teacher.
• Adam Helms, AHS physical ed teacher. Helms also was an assistant football coach.

 

The board non-renewed:

• Yvette Akridge, AJHS eighth grade math teacher
• Stephanie Davis, AES special ed paraprofessional
• Paula Wilson, AES special ed paraprofessional
• Anthony Clark, AHS teacher and basketball coach.

 

The board granted tenure to:

• Brad Goldman, AHS social studies teacher.
• Trent Taylor, AHS athletic director.
• Candace Williams, AHS math teacher.
• Amanda Hutton, AES fourth grade teacher.
• Bonnie Lee, AES kindergarten teacher.
• Alexa Padgett, AES pre-K enrichment teacher.
• Vanessa Snider, AES fourth grade teacher.
• Brittany Woodall, AES fifth grade teacher.
• Brenda Johnson, AES assistant principal.
• Gina Kuhn, AES special ed teacher.
• Ray Wilson, Central office, alternative school administrator.

 

The board transferred:

• Jody Adams from AES special ed techer to AHS special ed teacher.
• Tina Rogers from AHS special ed teacher to AES special ed teacher.
• Alexa Padgett from AES OSR lead teacher to ACS preschool teacher.

 

 

The board hired:

• Denise Pearce, AHS math teacher.
• Dina Thigpin, AHS English teacher.
• Auburn Carrier, AES OSR lead teacher.

 

The board also named AES cafeteria worker Jennifer Burgans the AES cafeteria manager.

The board granted a leave of absence to Amy Norris, AES special ed paraprofessional.