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PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District 32 has welcomed its new teachers for the 2024-25 school year.
Photo: Cynthia Mungle, who will teach family and consumer sciences at Perryville High School is escorted down the “Green Carpet” by Principal Shadrick Shafer.
They are Haley Grass, kindergarten at Perryville Primary Center; Kaylie Thieret, English at Perry County Middle School; Karley Kaempfe, third grade at Perryville Elementary School; Kalli Seabaugh, second grade at PPC; Rebekah Lefler, counselor at PCMS and Perryville High School. Lauren Leathers, special education at PPC; Carly Green, vocal music at PCMS; Ashely Sieker, kindergarten at PPC; Nicole Lappe, special education at PCMS; Cynthia Mungle, family and consumer science at PHS; Kelcie Dees, long-term substitute at PHS; Brooke Palmer, special education at PES; Amber Taylor, educator at the Day Treatment Center; Catherine Stone, process coordinator at PPC; Meagan Roach, English Language Learner instructor at PCMS and PHS; Emily Brown, agriculture education at Perryville Area Career & Technology Center; Shawn Cooper, computers and electronics instructor at PACTC; Christopher Hahn, physical education at PHS; Landon Buerck, special education at PCMS; and Drew Korando, physical education at PCMS.
The PHS Pep Band played as the new teachers walked the Green Carpet on their first day at Pirates, cheered on by their new colleagues. The New Teacher Workshop (Aug. 6-8) is an intense 3-day orientation that includes meeting and collaborating with their campus mentors and Buddy Teachers, introduction to board members district administrators, onboarding processes with Central Office staff, tours of campus facilities, and instruction in district technology tools and best practices.
The new teachers also complete training sessions in proactive classroom management, curriculum and teacher evaluations, communications protocols, district policies, professionalism, safety and security, student confidentiality, and special services.
The teachers joining District 32 for the 2024-25 school year are (front, from left) Haley Grass, kindergarten at Perryville Primary Center; Kaylie Thieret, English at Perry County Middle School; Karley Kaempfe, third grade at Perryville Elementary School; Kalli Seabaugh, second grade at PPC; Rebekah Lefler, counselor at PCMS and Perryville High School. Row 2 — Lauren Leathers, special education at PPC; Carly Green, vocal music at PCMS; Ashely Sieker, kindergarten at PPC; Nicole Lappe, special education at PCMS; Cynthia Mungle, family and consumer science at PHS; Kelcie Dees, long-term substitute at PHS; Brooke Palmer, special education at PES; Amber Taylor, educator at the Day Treatment Center; Catherine Stone, process coordinator at PPC; Meagan Roach, English Language Learner instructor at PCMS and PHS; and Emily Brown, agriculture education at Perryville Area Career & Technology Center. Back — Shawn Cooper, computers and electronics instructor at PACTC; Christopher Hahn, physical education at PCMS.