Board notes several staff departures, hires and a PTA donation to Northwestern Elementary

The Maple School Board heard a series of personnel updates at its April 8 meeting. Administrators announced the resignation of Mike Kedler, who served as a 7th–8th grade science and social studies teacher (effective April 5, 2024), and said Ashley Nelson, an occupational therapist, will resign at the end of the 2023‑24 school year. The board also noted a part‑time 4K paraprofessional resignation.

Administration told the board that Christina Collins will be reclassified from a food‑service role to an Early Childhood parent educator and that a fourth‑grade teacher (Susan Angster) will serve as a long‑term substitute for the remainder of the year. A candidate has been offered a middle‑school social studies and science position to replace the departing teacher.

Separately, the board acknowledged a donation from the Northwestern Elementary School PTA: $23,279 from a Boosterthon fundraiser, intended primarily for classroom supplies and transportation for field trips.

Board members expressed appreciation for PTA fundraising and said administrators will provide follow‑up on vacancy filling and timelines for new hires.

The meeting transcript contains some garbled spellings and numeric formatting in the financial report and personnel names; the board’s official minutes should be consulted for authoritative spellings and amounts.