Perry County School District 32 welcomed 21 new teachers during its Green Carpet Celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Perryville Area Career and Technology Center.
They are Angel Bollinger - Middle School ELA, Katelyn Burns - Career & Tech Agriculture, Kyle Clay - High School Band, Karson Colvis - Primary Center 1st Grade, Patrick Deken - High School Math, Madyson Eller - Elementary Speech-Language Pathologist, Megan Ernst - Elementary Special Education, Trenton Gremaud - High School Social Studies, Natalie James - High School Special Education, Abby Johnson - High School Family and Consumer Sciences, Anna Kiefer - Elementary 5th Grade, Kate Martin - High School Art, Donald Medlin - Alternative Education, Morgan Mueller - Career & Tech Counselor, Jill Noel - Elementary 4th Grade, Michele Pellikan - Middle School Special Education, Zach Pobst - High School Special Education, Kasey Reiss - Primary Center Process Coordinator, Elijah Sample - High School ISS, Marissa Talbert - Elementary Special Education, and Patricia Wenzel - High School Art.
The Green Carpet is an annual tradition where District 32 staff and Perryville High School Marching Band members welcome new teachers on campus on the first day of New Teacher Workshops. New D32 teachers spend three days in orientation, meeting and collaborating with campus mentors and buddy teachers, being introduced to board members and District administrators, completing onboarding processes with Central Office staff, touring campus facilities, and learning about district technology tools and best practices.
The new teachers also undergo training sessions in proactive classroom management, curriculum and teacher evaluations, communication protocols, district policies, professionalism, safety and security, student confidentiality, and special services.
