The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education met May 18 and approved the following resignations and employment.

Resignations approved with a 7-0 vote included Kelsey Lowe, assistant track coach; and released Jonathan Logan, OMS vocal music teacher, and Molly Munsinger, OES Special Education teacher from their respective 2020-21 contracts, pending a suitable replacement, all fees paid and paperwork completed.

Both Logan and Munsinger were charged a “liquidation fee” to terminate their contracts after the April 30 deadline. May 1-14 equals a fee of 1 percent of a non-tenured teacher’s annual contracted salary and May 15-21 equals a 2 percent fee.

“Once they decide to leave after a certain date they know they have to be charged a penalty or fine,” Board Secretary Peggy Lindhardt explained.

The late contract termination “liquidated damages” fee has been part of the board’s policy since May 26, 2012, when it was first adopted.

The board rehired the following employees for the 2020-21 school year:

• Gerald Elementary School: Marchelle Amptman, John Bradley, Amanda Bramlette, Sarah Crowe, Rebecca Goggin, Cathy Jaworski, Sandra Koppelmann, Kevin Lawton, Janice Lebish, Cindy Lindemeyer, Keith Neidert, Lori Payne, Debbie Pick, Janna Ryerson, Heather Schlottach, Rebecca Sparks, and Sheila Stokes with 7-0 votes.

• Owensville Elementary School: James Backman, Crystal Blankenship, Beverley Bloemke, Marla Bray, Mandi Britton, Erin Cole, Karen Davis, Susan Davis, Crystal Ditto, Amanda Dozier, Lisa Dunlap, Michelle Gerlemann, Pee Wee Howard, Leah Jarvis, Emily Landwehr, Shelly Linenbroker, Kim McGee, Jodie Milanowski, Joyce Nelson, Jennifer Reed, Shelly Scheel, Amanda Sellers, Megan Silvers, Teresa Skornia, Tara Tod, Lea Uthe, Jeanette Walker, and Vicki Weidner.

• Owensville Middle School: Kelly Abernathy, Heather Ashner, Tonya Breeden, Kristen Breese, Cheryl Brocato, Opal Buddemeyer, Heather Claspill, Katrina Davison, Kailey Dietrich, Alison Fisher, John Gaska, Pennie Gaska, Brooke Johnson, Ruthie Kohrmann, Erin Kramme, Taylor Payne, Leslie Perkins, Scott Rasmussen, Diana Rhodes, Trina Seibert, Erin Steen, and Lori Steinbeck.

• Owensville High School: Kenton Bohl, Greg Carpenter, Michael Curtis, Melody Greenwalt, Steven Kemp, Larry King, Phyllis Lottmann, Kathy Luther, Elizabeth Manning, Lynda Mason, Michelle Paneitz, Carrie Pruitt, Danny Rice, JoAnn Ringeisen, Angie Schultz, Robin Tyree, Jacinta Wehmeyer, Patricia Woemmel, and Kathy Ziegler.

• Parents As Teachers: Jessica Vandegriffe.

• Special Services: Linda Rasmussen.

• Transportation and Maintenance: Lorrie Edens, Rick Hardy, Jason Hinson, Dustin Howard, Roger Nicks, and Gary Pohlmann. Bus drivers: Rodney Angell, Christina Aytes, Shiela Barnwell, Kristin Boyd, Pam Bradley, Angie Brewer, Frank Brocato, Donna Brown, Misty Cox, Gary DeAngelis, Cindy Dyer, Cathy Fath, Lori Grayson, Carla Havelka, Theresa Jahnsen, Mike Jennings, Regina Jost, Tracie Kinkead, Mike LeClaire, Sara Loeb, Tinya McClure, Colleen McIntosh, Peggy Roach, Paul Robertson, Mike Rogers, Brad Royle, Cindy Scheel, D.J. Shockley, Sandra Voss, and Jacinta Wehmeyer. Bus Aide: Amy Hausmann.

• Food Service: Lori Angell.

• Technology Department: Casey Erhart, Nicole Grannemann and Seth Turner.

• Administrative Office Briana Decker, Nancy Landwehr, and Peggy Linhardt.

The board approved letters of employment for classified staff with a 7-0 vote, accepting two teachers who had a conflicting relationship to board members. Debbie Landolt abstained from Kenton Bohl and Nona Miller abstained from Beverly Bloemke, resulting in a 6-0-1 vote for those two individuals.

Other employments included Owensville policeman Brenn Finley for the district’s school resource officer; Sarah Kramme as OES fifth-grade teacher school year; Shelby Sullivan as OES special education teacher (pending certification); Maryellen Scheel as OHS head cook; Lucas Gehlert as alternative school administrator and staff of Amy Aubuchon, Tammy Daniel, Donna Hinson and Chris Moritz for the 2020-21 school year with 7-0 votes.

The board approved transfers for Courtney Hinson to OES, Beth Jacobs to OMS, Amber Hendrix to OHS; and Kenda Stockton to GES with 7-0 vote. The next meeting is at 6 p.m. June 8 to reorganize.