Worth County School Board Makes Coaching Changes, Hires New Personnel

The Worth County School Board made changes to the basketball coaches following a 90-minute closed session following their regular Board of Education Meeting Thursday. The board voted to hire Bryce Schafer as a probationary teacher contingent on proper certification for the next school year on a 4-2 vote. The board also voted to rehire Schafer as boys basketball coach on a 4-2 vote. The board then voted unanimously to make last year's assistant Josh Smith the girls basketball coach. Smith was assistant to Schafer for both girls and boys last year and managed the girls team for one game at Albany to victory. The board took no action at Thursday's meeting on hiring assistants.

Schafer will be managing the school's At Risk program for four hours, according to Superintendent Dr. Matt Martz. He will also teach Junior High PE and help track students who are on Gradewatch. He will also assist with Junior High Girls Softball.

Cassie Gilland will be varsity girls softball assistant to Coach Dave Gilland, replacing Schafer. She will be teaching math as well. Gilland had been hired as a math teacher at a previous meeting.

The rest of the board's votes were unanimous. Jon Adwell was named as assistant track coach, replacing Emily Cloughly, who has resigned. Abby Hearn was hired as a part-time health aide. Johnny Thurman was named as a full time paraprofessional and Ayrica Fletchall was named part-time paraprofessional. The board voted to name Elizabeth Martz as Parent Educator for the Parents as Teacher's Program. She will also help with federal programs and serve as a clerk for the preschool program. The board appointed Dr. Matt Martz as Student Council Sponsor. The board appointed Stormy Hayes as Curriculum Coordinator for the school. The school is currently in transition from an eight period day to a seven period day. The board voted to hire Kylie Till to be Color Guard coach. She is the wife of Stephen Till, who the board hired at a special meeting on April 28th to become band coach and music teacher.

Martz said that the school will promote Amanda Pottorff to counselor for K-12 to replace the retiring Clella Goodwin and appoint Nanci Drury as her assistant. Drury will be responsible for management and handling the A+ Program. Drury will also take over for Janice Borey as school librarian. Borey is retiring from that position at the end of this school year. Borey will continue as Girls Golf and Girls Track Coach.