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FLORA SCHOOL BOARD

4/15/25

The Flora School Board met in regular session last night. 

The board approved the tentative amended 2024-2025 budget and set June 16th during the regular Board meeting as the date and time for the budget hearing.  They also approved SIJHSAA Membership, IESA membership both for the 2025-2026, handbook changes for the 2025-2026 school year as presented, and participation in Federal and State grants including Pre-K for 2025-2026.

The Board employed Ben Carril as junior high guidance counselor, Jamie Eagan as English Language Arts teacher at Floyd Henson Junior High School, Jessica Crawford as head high school girls’ basketball coach, Eliza Herdes as the junior high cheerleading coach, and Terah Waterman as elementary special education teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. 

And they also approved the resignation submitted by Jeffrey Gaither as Fresh/Soph basketball coach, and the intent to retire submitted by Janet Winka at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, and the intent to retire submitted by Susan Fleener at the completion of the 2028-2029 school year.  In other personnel matters the board approved the request for unpaid medical leave submitted Lauren Lehman from March 28, 2025 through the end of the 2024-2025 school year.