Jake Shipman, Ashley Proffitt Resign from North Nodaway

Jake Shipman, head Boys Basketball Coach, Baseball Coach, and Athletic Director, has resigned from North Nodaway. He has accepted a Principal’s job at Mound City. “It was a difficult decision for me, but Mound City is a good school,” he said. Shipman turned the boys basketball and baseball teams into competitive teams over the last several years, and the basketball team won its first tournament in 50 years back in 2015. “That was a fun year,” he said. “I hope it’s not another 50 years before we win our next tournament.”

Shipman will continue to coach the baseball team this year.

The board also voted to accept the resignation of Ashley Proffitt as Elementary Teacher and Assistant Volleyball Coach. She will go to King City.

The board voted to accept the resignation of Lindsi Jackson as Head Volleyball Coach. She will continue to work at North Nodaway and assist Sami Jackson with the girls basketball team.

The board voted to hire Michael Trautz as Boys Basketball Coach; he was Shipman’s assistant for this year. The board voted to employ Melvin Houghton as Middle School and High School Social Studies teacher for the 2021 school year. He will assist Trautz with the boys basketball team.

Cody Jenkins will come over from DeKalb to replace Shipman as Baseball Coach. He will teach Middle School and High School PE for the upcoming school year. He was the Boys Basketball Coach at DeKalb and previously was the Boys Basketball Coach at Pattonsburg. Tim Conn will be his assistant.

The board voted to hire Alan Calfee as the Head Football Coach for the North/West Nodaway Football Cooperative. He had previously coached the Junior High team, which was undefeated last year and was 4-1 the year before. Brandon Phipps will return as an assistant, and Houghton will be another assistant for the program. Trautz, who was an assistant for the varsity team last year, will coach the Junior High program.

The board voted to rehire Ashley Marriott as Principal and raise her pay by $1,000. The board raised the certified salary base by $1,000.

The board voted to approve Emily Ward and Matthew Loudon as substitute teachers.