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The Goshen Board of Education is considering rehiring the treasurer after his retirement.
The board held a public hearing on the consideration during the Nov. 21 board meeting, however, no one weighed in.
They will decide whether or not to approve the decision during the Dec. 12 board meeting.
Todd Shinkle, treasurer, is retiring in December, Superintendent Darrell Edwards said after the meeting. The board is going through a series of legal guidelines in order to retire him, which includes posting their intent in a local paper and holding a public hearing.
When a staff member retires and then is rehired they have to stop working for a short period of time. They will be paid retirement while also being paid by the district, but Edwards was not sure how much Shinkle would get paid, as the board and Shinkle will negotiate a contract once his rehire is approved.
“The district has been extremely financially responsible under his leadership,” Edwards said, adding that rehiring Shinkle will allow the district to continue to have the same service.
Also at the meeting, the board celebrated the success some Goshen students had during the Science Challenge, a county-wide day-long competition. The team of seniors came in third place at the competition, which was held on Oct. 18, and will be moving on to the next level, which will take place on March 4, 2017, at Xavier University. The junior team came in fifth place and the sophomores came in ninth out of 61 teams, said teacher Shiloh Ashley.
“It’s really not memorizing, it’s teamwork,” Ashley said of the event, which has four science events: biology, the nature of science, physical science and earth science.
When Ashley first started at Goshen, the students would be happy to walk away from the competition with one award. Now, they aren’t happy unless they come away with an armful, he said.
“That’s not because of me, it’s because of the pride that these guys feel representing Goshen, representing themselves,” Ashley said.
He introduced seniors Sam Edwards, Johnny Kube and Alex Koopmans, who, along with teammates Elliot Burdick and Michael Mason, were on the senior team.
“When you remember these guys as little guys, and all the experiments they did that probably shouldn’t have happened, they’ve come a long way,” said board member Sue Steele.
Edwards said he enjoys watching the students work together.
“It’s not only brain power, it’s teamwork,” he said.
When Principal Nick Inabnitt introduced Ashley at the meeting, he had nothing but praise for Ashley and the program.
“He’s one of the most dedicated educators I’ve been around and built our science program each year to something that I’m very proud of,” Inabnitt said.
Part of the reason the program continues to grow is because of the work Ashley puts into it, he added.