The new school year includes many new faces, staff and students alike. Salida School District welcomes the following new team members, ready to support our students and community in the coming year:
- Jackie Crabtree – Director of Academic Affairs
- Kim LeTourneau – Communications Assistant, Board of Education Secretary
- Marko Hahn – Activities Manager
- Cassandra Luttrell – Facilities Use Manager
- Andrea Moore – Nutrition Manager
Transportation
- Sherry Koch – Bus Driver
- Robert Williams – Bus Driver
- SHS Talmage Trujillo – Principal
- Jennifer Campbell – Secretary
- Anderson Horne – Social Studies Teacher
- Makayla McGovern-Aikens – Paraprofessional
- Christine Paden – Nutrition Services
- Aurora Berggren – Nutrition Services
SMS
- Brigid Skipper – Secretary
- Becky Malecki – 6th Grade Math Teacher
- Terry Buck – SPED Teacher
- Jessica Badger – Reading Interventionist
- Stacia Kriebel – Paraprofessional
- Alexis Barrera –Paraprofessional
LES (Longfellow Elementary School)
- Sarah Moore – Title 1
- Amanda Austin – 3rd Grade Teacher
- Ingrid Youngblood – Kindergarten Teacher
- Camille Simpson – SPED Teacher
- Chelsea Veltri – Paraprofessional
- William Rogers – Teacher Aide
- Gabby Emslie – Teacher Aide
- Molly Orr – Lunch Recess
ECC
- Erin Steckman – Paraprofessional, Full time
- Jennifer Valerio – Paraprofessional, Full time
- Jessica Hawkins – Paraprofessional, Part time
- Casey Thornton – Custodian
- Tamalynn Scharer – Cook
HEA (Horizons Exploratory Academy)
- Kristie Servis – Alternative Schools Principal (HEA and The Crest Academy)
- Alysha Rushing – Counselor
- Jeffrey Krieves – Teacher
The Crest Academy
- Ashley Kontz – Secretary, and SPED Secretary
- Julie Poling – Paraprofessional
The school district is still hiring, including bus drivers, paraprofessionals, nutritional service team members for the coming year. The school district is also always looking for qualified substitutes for the classroom and support roles. Visit salidaschools.com, click “About the District” and “Employment” to learn more about current openings.
Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for over 40 years, starting as a senior in high school in Rogers, Arkansas. His radio career has had stops in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and eventually, Colorado. Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been a member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee. He and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They've raised 3 children and have 2 grandchildren.
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