April is notorious for taxes. For the school board, April is associated with another "t" word — tenure.

The Cumberland County Board of Education voted to approved the tenure-if-elected (TIE) list at the April 3 meeting.

Also, Director of School Aarona VanWinkle presented information to the BOE about non-tenure rehire recommendations and Central Office and county-wide personnel rehire recommendations.

April is the month in which teachers are annually recommended for tenure, according to VanWinkle's cover letter attached to the TIE list with recommendations from their principal or supervisor.

Twenty-six teachers were listed as TIE personnel for 2007-'08. From the Alternative/Phoenix School is Harold Wheeler. From Brown Elementary are Kelli Hill, Angie Janow and Barbara Newberry.

From Cumberland County High School are Darlene Brannon and Linda Kington. From Homestead Elementary are Jackie Hancock and Christina McCloud. From Martin Elementary are Matthew Harris, Dewayne McGhee, Sheila Renee Morris and Terry Ann Paradis.

Listed for North Cumberland Elementary are Kasey Lowe and Tiffany Reeves. For Pine View Elementary are Christine Barnes and Rachel Eckelson.

Pleasant Hill Elementary has listed Brian Conatser, Kimberly Nelson and Cheryl McDonald for TIE. From South Cumberland Elementary is Julie Wyatt. From Stone Elementary are Carrie Johnson and Johnny Sweeten.

Stone Memorial High School has listed Alicia Page, Recia Russell, Rebecca Smith and Richard Strader.

Concerning non-tenure recommendations, VanWinkle wrote in her cover letter to the board, "It is important to recognize at this time that even though these personnel are assigned to essential teaching positions for a better education program in Cumberland County, funding must be available from local, state and federal sources to continue to offer our current instructional program."

Victor Randolph, 6th District representative, moved to approve the TIE list and was supported by Mary Smith, 7th District representative. The motion passed with all in favor.

Non-tenure personnel recommended for rehire are, from the Alternative/Phoenix School, Evelyn Choplosky, Michael Dibiccaro and Wesley McNeely.

From Brown Elementary are Paula Bailey, Julia Anne Goss, Pamela Kay Howard, Kevin Lewis, Benjamin Novak, Kari Rockwell, Christie Thompson, Brandi Wilson and Janet M. Wilson.

From Crab Orchard Elementary are Erin Jackson, Debra Markham and Jessie Inman.

From CCHS are Charlie Alva, Laura Brewer, Tamara Brewer, Teresa A. Brooks, Joel Chamness, Gloria Dickerson, Scott Eggleston, Joshua Epperson, Daisy Filler, William Foster, Kiley Gargac, Brenda Hall, Bruce Heady, Eric McAfee, Emmy McCoy, Leslie McCoy, Daniel McInerney, Pat Nelson, Nickey Philpot, Phillip Prichard, Rachel Quillen, Gary Selby, Charles Anthony Shultz, Tracy Sinclair, Robert Skolnik, Donald Smith, Joshua Squire, Craig Taylor, John Pat Teeples, Joesph White, Cub Whitson and Brandon Williams.

Homestead Elementary has listed Beth Bell, Amanda Baldwin, Cynthia Helton, Patsy Horst, Todd Kuffel, Ashlee Ritzko and Rick Weyhrich.

From Martin Elementary are Ann Barnett, Rachel Brown, Melissa Buffkin, Amy Church, Andrea Edington, Mary Elizabeth Edmonds, Leigh Ann Fairman, Laurie Kerr, Kelly Masters, Tamara Tollett and Jordan Webb.

North Cumberland Elementary has listed Kathy Allen, Jessica Barnes, Linda Beck, Rachel Christopher, Ashley Davis, Melody DeBruyn, Courtney Hennessee, Crystal Johnson, Andrea Loftis, Holly McNeal, Stacey Oakes, Willie Patton, Sarah Pharris, Angela Randolph, Bryan Simmons and Billie Sue VanNetter.

For Pine View Elementary, listed are D. Justin Gibson, Melissa Keyes and Thomas Pritchard.

For Pleasant Hill Elementary are Shaun Brown, Michele Campbell, Julie Mahaney and Sylvia Nash.

South Cumberland Elementary has listed Stephen Eric Hale, Sam Pharris, Tiffany Brooke Phillips and Candice Whitson.

For county-wide special education are Richard Boswell, Lillian Fox, Julie Hayes and Pam Wheeler.

Stone Elementary has listed Kristie O'Connor, Casey Robinson, Heather Treadway and Helen Watson.

For SMHS are Randy Alley, Phillip Brannon, Carolyn Collis, Meghan Egan, James Greene, Ray Hawn, Lance Kennedy, LTC William Lynn, Benjamin Maltby, Terry McKinney, Francis Mulcahy, Cassie Redcorn, David Blake Saldana, Claudia Sanchez, Janet Smith and Billie Jo Watts.

On the preferred interview list are Mark Thelen, CCHS; Christie Warner, CCHS; Jennifer DeHart, North Cumberland Elementary; Sheila Carnes, Stone Elementary; Terry Fields, Stone Elementary; Kimberly Eller, SMHS; and Dorothy Holton, SMHS.

The non-tenure list noted the teachers on preferred interview are licensed but not rehired at the present time. In most situations, they have been filling positions caused by a teacher being on leave or increased enrollment. The law requires these licensed teachers to be notified they will not be rehired by April 15, according to document.

Central Office and county-wide personnel recommendations were presented to the board as well.

For Central Office administration, listed are Cindy Randol, business manager; Carla Zimmerman, administrative assistant; Dot Myhr, administrative secretary; and Kay Stanley, administrative personnel secretary.

Tim Claflin is listed as emergency management coordinator.

For health services are Sharon Barrett, RN-director of medical services and the following school nurses: Jimmie Mae Brass, CCHS; Anita Davis, Martin; Bertha England, Stone; Connie Harvel, SMHS; Cheryl Long, North Cumberland; Darlene Murakami, Pine View; Kim Oliver, South Cumberland; Rhonda Sisco, Pleasant Hill; and Mary Jane Wiley, Crab Orchard.

Under regular instruction are Steve Threet, technology coordinator; Samantha Scarbrough, administrative secretary/GASB clerk; and the following technology technicians: Elbert Farley, Robert Hale, Kimberly Hassler, Tommy Melton, Richard Eric Testorff and Jackie Thompson.

Gerry Rice is listed as student services secretary. Under education for handicapped are Julie Cole, administrative assistant; Renee Holbrook, administrative clerk; Mark Glen Barnett, special education assistant; Ruth Hanson, occupational therapist assistant; and Conda Wagner, special education assistant.

Pat Elmore is listed as CTE secretary and bookkeeper for vocational education. Patricia Hamel is listed as Central Office maintenance custodian.

Arlene McCulley is listed as the federal programs secretary and bookkeeper.

For school nutrition are Kathy Hamby, supervisor; Barbara Wyatt, bookkeeper; Brenda Monday, secretary; Kenneth Woody, maintenance; and John Johnson, maintenance.

For Safe Schools, Scott Hull is listed as counselor and case manager pending on funding. Also pending on funding is Lisa Phillips as family resource center and homeless education coordinator.

For transportation, Lane McAnnally is listed as supervisor along with Rebecca Reed, secretary and bookkeeper; Christopher Howard, mechanic; James Howard, mechanic; Rolland Howard, mechanic; and Finn Phillips, fuel truck operator and shop attendant.

For maintenance of plant are Steve Smith, supervisor; Mary Kington, secretary and bookkeeper; and the following for general maintenance: Jason Deibler, Donald Hale, Robert Wayne Hale, Gary King, Freddy Mathias, Lynn Phipps, Murel Sherrill, Bill Templeton and Kelvin Wilson. Josh Rnadol was listed as maintenance and grounds technician along with Robert Weaver. Jonathan Sharp was listed as HVAC technician.

• Also, during the DOS report, the BOE approved the textbook adoption report. Teachers on the selection committee chose books for social studies in K-8, economics, psychology, sociology, U.S. government, U.S. history, world geography and world history.

Textbook publishers included Harcourt for K-5; Glencoe for sixth- through eighth- grade psychology, sociology and U.S. government; Prentice Hall for economics and world geography; McDougal Littell for U.S. history; and Holt for world history.

Orville Hale, 8th District representative, moved to approve the adoption report and was supported by Randolph. The motion passed with all in favor.