WISE - The county School Board approved a variety of personnel recommendations Tuesday, including several transfers, hirings and resignations for the 2005-06 school year.

TRANSFERS

-- David Lee, from his assistant principal position at Powell Valley High School to principal, replacing Gene Rowland;

-- Christy Blevins, from a split teaching position, half at Appalachia Elementary and half at Appalachia High School to a full time position at the high school, replacing Adam Toney;

-- Connie Jackson, from a Title I position to a teaching position at Coeburn Primary School, replacing Bobbie Jones;





-- Bobbie Jones, from a teaching position to a Title I position at Coeburn Primary School, replacing Connie Jackson;





-- Gequetta Laney, from a teaching position at Coeburn Middle School to a teaching position at Coeburn High School, replacing Mary Hubbard;





-- David Parker, from a special education teaching position at Powell Valley High School to a special education position at Coeburn Primary School, replacing Gina Clark; and





-- Adam Toney, from a full-time teaching position at Appalachia Elementary to dividing his time equally between Appalachia Elementary School and St. Paul Elementary School, replacing Christy Blevins.





HIRINGS





-- Anna Akers, as a cook at J.J. Kelly High School, replacing Jacqueline M. Maine;





-- Erik Boggs, as the St. Paul High School band director, replacing Jamie Davidson;





-- Jason Dora, as the Pound High School band director, to fill an open position;





-- Jerred Chandler, as a Powell Valley High School teacher, replacing Nick Colobro;





-- Carrie Regina Hamilton, as a counselor at the Adult Education Center, replacing Susan Lester;





-- Valerie Harness, as a bus driver, to fill an open position;





-- Brenda Peace, as a central office special education teacher, to fill an open position;





-- Jesse Roberts, as a Coeburn Middle School teacher, replacing Gequetta Laney;





-- Crystal Stanley, as an L.F. Addington Middle School teacher, replacing Heather Davis;





-- Denise Sturgill, as a Powell Valley High School special education teacher, replacing David Parker;





-- Heather Thacker, as central office transportation secretary, replacing Autumn Deel; and





-- Pearl Wells, as an Appalachia Elementary School teacher, replacing Carolyn Reasor.





RESIGNATIONS





-- Gina Clark, from a teaching position at Coeburn Primary School, effective July 12;





-- Nick Colobro, from a teaching position at Powell Valley High School, effective July 6;





-- Heather Davis, from a teaching position at L.F. Addington Middle School, effective July 6;





-- Kenneth Herron, from a custodial position at Powell Valley Middle School, effective July 1;





-- Mary A. Hubbard from a teaching position at Coeburn High School, effective July 6;





-- Carolyn Reasor, from a teaching position at Appalachia Elementary School, effective July 5; and





-- Roger Walk, from his position as director of the 21st Century Program at J.W. Adams Combined School, effective July 15.