Salem Franklin Park Middle School has a new Assistant Principal. Long time teacher Danette Wolfe was hired at Thursday night's by the Salem Grade School Board.
“I just completed my 20th year as a classroom teacher. I started out my career in district 80 in Mt. Vernon, and I taught a couple of years there. Then was at Selmaville grade school for the next 13 years, then spent the last 5 years teaching 8th grade science at franklin park. So it’s very meaningful, having grown up with bobcats, and getting to come back and teach in the district that gave me so many opportunities as a child. So having a chance to step into a leadership role in this district was also a really exciting opportunity for me.”
The board also acted on several other personnel issues. They accepted a letter of intent to retire from Denise McCormack at the end of the 2029-30 school year. The board approved the involuntarily transfer of Paige Saupe from sixth grade man to 5th grade science. The resignation of Brandi Starnes as a paraprofessional was approved.
The board held a public hearing on the budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30th. Superintendant Dr. Leslie Foppe says it will finish $1.5-million in the red, with surplus funds from past years to cover. She reported they were hit hard by the electric bill jumping to $219,000 and payments to Menta for some of the special education students increasing to $755,000. The district just expended $25,880 as a loan payment to the state for technology improvements.
A hearing will be held at the July meeting on the district’s e-learning plan. Foppe is not proposing any changes.
