Dixon school board approves personnel changes including new hires

DIXON – The Dixon Public Schools District 170 Board approved a slate of personnel changes at its meeting Wednesday. They include:

New hires

Paige Sutton, third-grade teacher at Jefferson School, effective Aug. 12

Elizabeth Stamm, Title I teacher at Jefferson School, effective Aug. 12

Mark Morris, social worker for grades six through eight at Reagan Middle School, effective Aug. 12

Allyson Sidman, math teacher at Reagan Middle School, effective Aug. 12

Kylie Downie, assistant principal at Reagan Middle School, effective for the 2024-25 school year

Shanna Withrow, special education teacher/dean of students at Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, effective for the 2024-25 school year

Dwight Hill, physical education teacher at Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, effective for the 2024-25 school year

Brandy Farris, secretary at Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, effective for the 2024-25 school year

Clara Thorpe, pre-K teacher at Washington School, effective Aug. 12

Mercedes Maglio, band teacher at Dixon High School, effective Aug. 12

Amanda Spohn, principal’s secretary at Dixon High School, effective July 1

Casandra Webb, fourth-grade teacher at Madison School, effective Aug. 2

Mitch Caffarini, DHS business and tech teacher, effective May 3

Courtney Bond, physical education teacher at Madison School, effective Aug. 1

Amber Bresson, paraprofessional at RMS, effective May 9

John Barker, fifth-grade co-facilitator, effective at the end of 2023-24 school year

Liz Bushman, fifth-grade co-facilitator, effective at the end of 2023-24 school year

Kymin Hussung, from part-time IT to full-time IT level tech, effective June 1

Harry Doane, intern for the summer of 2024 in the tech department

Collin Tran-Howland, intern for the summer of 2024 in the tech department

Diana Westart, stipend for band musical-costume, effective for the 2023-24 school year