The Pleasant Valley School District will be saying goodbye to a couple of teachers.

Patrick Smith, a teacher at the intermediate school, has decided to retire. In November 2023, Smith was the teacher of the month from the intermediate school and recognized by the school district for doing an exceptional job.

His retirement will be effective on Jan. 20, 2025.

Music teacher Christina Shoemaker has submitted her resignation. She was a music teacher at the middle school and the high school. Shoemaker’s resignation will be effective Dec. 20.

Shoemaker was one of the teachers who was part of the grade realignment in 2022. At that time, she was the choir director at the elementary and high schools, but then was assigned to the middle school, as well as retaining the high school as choir director.

School board director John Gesiskie wished the departing teachers well. “I would just like to wish Miss Shoemaker, the music teacher, best luck with her moving onto another career, a different district, and Mr. Smith when he retires in January. Best with his retirement.”

Other personnel

In other personnel items, the school board approved the following:

• Accepted resignation of Rachel Christman, a monitor at PVIS, effective on Oct. 31.

• Hiring of support staff — Ashley Izarek, monitor, PVES, $11.81 per hour, replaced Nikki Haden-Coar; and Joann Miceli, paraprofessional, PVES, $26,914, new position;

• Intramural advisers — Football, PVHS, Blaec Saeger, adviser; Brian Miller and John O’Neill, volunteers; Track, PVHS, Drew Davis, adviser; $1,270 for 54 hours; Weightlifting, PVMS, Sheri Fallon and Kaitlin Freeman, advisers; volleyball, PVMS and PVHS, Arianna Weaver and Katie Frankunas, advisers, Drew Dymond, Joseph Akob, John Gesiskie, Kathleen Gesiskie and Kristen Ferris, volunteers; $1,270 for 54 hours for advisers.

• Supplemental contracts: athletic non-coaching — Andrew Krock and Jake Percey: fall, winter and spring; varsity, junior varsity and middles school workers; $45, $40 and $35 respectively; Andrew Krock and Jake Percey: substitutes for all seasons and all levels for 2024-2025 school year;

• Supplemental contracts: nonathletic — PVIS building detention monitors, Ryan Connell, Tricia Hernandez, Patrick Luchowski, Alison Rundle, Jennifer O’Keefe, Jenny Kuntz, $27 per hour; Chess Club, PVHS, Jamile Ferrara, adviser, $2,400; and National HOSA, PVHS, Jodi Kresge, $700, and;

• Volunteers — Laura Karns and Sara Frankunas.