The Warren Sun

The Richmond Community School District's board meeting on March 27 discussed a number of staffing changes in the district. 

The district acknowledged that Mark Ladd had resigned from his position as assistant varsity football coach, along with David Trombley, a 4th-grade teacher. 

To counter the resignation announcements, the district revealed several new hires, including a new high school science teacher, who will start May 1, a paraprofessional and a former teacher to be the spelling bee adviser at the elementary school. No internal candidates applied for the position.

Board member Margaret Teltow also recognized two district staff members. 

She thanked Stephanie Cabral, secretary at Richmond Middle School, for her help in directing Teltow, when she arrived late to the school to read for a March is Reading Month event. 

Also recognized was Kaylynne Brown, a 7th- and 8th-grade teacher at the middle school where Teltow also read to students. Teltow said that she enjoyed the positive interaction of her classroom.  

The board also acknowledged Kathy Campau, a middle school teacher, who was named the Macomb County Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She will be recognized at a dinner April 20. 

The board also received public comment from Cheryl Jahr, a district teacher and member of the education association. She discussed preventing the unrest that causes teachers to resign and leave the district. 

She also discussed recent bargaining efforts between administration and teachers, including changes in salaries and benefits. Jahr wanted equitable rates across the board for all teachers, especially those that have worked in the district for decades. 

She asked the board and administration to rethink its new salary matrix, which she sees as benefiting new hires more than veteran teachers.