By Staff
From staff reports
The Escambia County Board of Education made a number of personnel changes for the upcoming school year at its monthly board meeting Thursday.
The new school year begins in August.
The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel changes  Thursday:
Resignation
Hilda Philyaw, Bus Driver, Brewton Bus Shop, effective May 21; Blaine Hathcock, Teacher/Head Football Coach/Athletic Director, W.S. Neal High School, effective May 22; Sherry Ellison, varsity cheerleader sponsor, Flomaton High School, effective May 29
Retirement
Sherilyn McKinley, Special Education Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective June 1; Cathy Sue Jernigan, Bus Driver, Brewton Bus Shop, effective July 1
Transfer
Patricia McBride, 6-hour Lunchroom Worker, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, to 6-hour Lunchroom Worker, Escambia County High School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Judy Boutwell); Marilyn Peters, fifth-grade teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, to third-grade teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 6; Jessica James, third grade teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, to fifth-grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6; Charlene Miller, LPN Aide, W.S. Neal Middle School, to LPN Aide, W.S. Neal High School, effective Aug. 6; Jacqueline Earthly, Special Education Teacher, Escambia County Alternative School, to  1⁄2 Special Education Teacher, Flomaton High School and 1⁄2 Special Education Teacher, Escambia County Alternative School, effective Aug. 6; Scotty Skaggs, Math Teacher, Pollard-McCall Junior High School, to 1⁄2 Math Teacher, Pollard-McCall Junior High School and 1⁄2 Math Teacher, Flomaton High School, effective Aug. 6; Scott Robinson, Math Teacher, Flomaton High School, to 1⁄2 Math Teacher, Flomaton High School and 1⁄2 Science Teacher, Pollard-McCall Junior High School, effective Aug. 6; Robin Wood, Business Education Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, to Business Education Instructor, Escambia-Brewton Career Technical Center, effective July 27 (Replacing Betty Clark); Duree Madden, Special Education Teacher, Escambia County High School, to Special Education Teacher, W.S. Neal High School, effective Aug. 6, 2009 (Replacing Larry Tindell); Ashley Mosley, Special Education Teacher, Escambia County High School, to Special Education Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6, 2009 (Replacing Draunetta Todd); Katrina Dean, Teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, to AARA County-Wide Math Coach, effective Aug. 6
Employment
Jennifer Blair Singleton, third-grade Teacher, A.C. Moore Elementary School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Rachel Brown) and Shelly Owens, Social Studies Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Sondra Fountain); Jason Barnett, Health/P.E. Teacher, Escambia County High School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Juanita Cox)
Wanda Stevenson-Lowe, 6-hour Lunchroom Worker, Flomaton High School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Kathy Steadham); Kristy Brown, OCS Aide, Flomaton High School, effective Aug. 6; Victoria Everett, 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Julie Respress); Ella Buford, Assistant Principal, Escambia County Middle School, effective July 27 (Replacing Diane Smith); Jacob Snow, Social Studies Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Harold Finch); Alice White, P.E. Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Janice Kidd); Jessica July, Math Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Cherise Matthews); Susan Smith, English Teacher, W.S. Neal High School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Charlotte Calhoun); Stephanie Troy, Reading Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6; Brent Killam, Special Education Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Deneise Larkin); Amanda Strawbridge, 6th Grade Reading Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Vicki Corey); Jody Webb, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Yolanda Walters); James Lee, Custodian, Escambia County High School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing John Jones); Yvette Watkins, Classroom Facilitator, Escambia County High School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Mary Allison Gates); Leah Vickery, 3rd Grade Teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Ola Sogers); Hilary Shell, 1st Grade Teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Pat Lufkin); Shawna Moore, Teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective Aug. 6 (Replacing Judy Hines) (Grade level to be determined); Tammy Goodman, 6th Grade Teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective Aug. 6.
Employment change
Mandy Smith, second-grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, to fourth grade-teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 6; Erin Stephens, Kindergarten Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, to third-grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 6; Kim Gafford, fourth-grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, to second-grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 6; Kim Collins, 3rd Grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, to Kindergarten Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 6; Andrea Salter, 3rd Grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, to 4th Grade Teacher, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective Aug. 6; Amy Bruner, 7th Grade English Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, to 8th Grade English Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6; Joe Ellington, 8th Grade English Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, to 7th Grade English Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6; Loretta Davidson, 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, to 5th Grade Social Studies Teacher, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective Aug. 6; Amy Bell, Kindergarten Teacher, Pollard-McCall Junior High School, to 1st Grade Teacher, Pollard-McCall Junior High School, effective Aug. 6; Teresa Parker, 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, to 6th Grade Math Teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective Aug. 6, (Replacing Sharon McGhee)
Rehires
Tarvarris Gilbert, Math Teacher, Escambia County High School, effective Aug. 6