Hennessey Board of Education members closed out their Monday, July 8, meeting after approving several personnel matters.

There was no executive session to discuss the hirings. Present at the meeting were board members Patrick Griffin, president; Luke Lough, clerk; Dakota Semrad and Amy Charmasson. Absent was Dr. James Matthew Matousek, vice president.

In addition to Superintendent Jason Sternberger, also at the board table was Timberly Jech, office manager and minutes clerk.

Other staff in the audience were Early Childhood Center Principal Stacey Mack and Technology Director Todd Cameron.

HS History Teacher

Hired as a certified high school history teacher is Jacob Steward of Hennessey. He will also be an assistant fastpitch softball coach and an assistant junior high baseball coach.

Steward graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministry, majoring in children’s ministry with a minor in worship arts. He worked as a farmer at L&S Pollard Farms, Dover, March 2023-24; minister to children, Southern Hills Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, July 2018-23, and children’s pastor, First Baptist Church, Marlow, August 2015-2018.

Two Adjunct Teacher Hires

Doug Boyd was hired as an adjunct high school biology teacher this month. He was hired in May as a certified high school science teacher.

Kevin Hopkins was hired as an adjunct high school language arts and physical science teacher.

He was hired last month as a certified high school English and science teacher.

Sports Stipends Approved Athletic Director – Josh Faulkner, HS, $5,000.

Baseball – HS head, Matthew Fuksa, $6,500, assistant Nathan Hill, $1,500; MS head Dallas Hunt, $1,500, MS assistant Jacob Steward, $1,000; summer head, Fuksa, $2,000.

Basketball Boys – HS head, Dallas Hunt, $6,500, assistant, Doug Boyd $1,500; JH head, Hunt, $1,500, JH assistant, Hugo Rodriguez, $1,000; 5/6 boys Rodriguez,$750; summer head, Hunt, $2,000, assistant Rodriguez, $1,500.

Basketball Girls – HS head, Brian Richardson, $6,500, assistant, Lisa Weaver, $1,500; JH head, Richardson, $1,500, JH assistant, Frances Streck, $1,000; 5/6 girls, Streck, $750; summer head, Richardson, $2,000; assistant, Weaver, $1,500.

Cheerleading – HS coach, Beth Curran, $1,800; MS, Alejandra Calderon, $850; summer, Curran, $1,000.

Cross Country – HS boys, Cheyenne Baxter, $2,000; HS girls, Baxter, $2,000; JH boys/girls head, Baxter, $1,500; HS/JH boys/girls assistant, Frances Streck, $1,500; summer track and XC, Baxter, $2,000.

E- sports – HS head, Drew Faulkner, $750 semester.

Football – HS head, Mark Cox, $6,500; Assistant/ DC, Nathan Hill and Assistant O/C, Cox, $4,500; HS assistants, Matthew Fuksa, Aaron Pitts, and one other TBD, $3,000; JH head, Cox, $1,500; Assistant Hill and Fuksa, $1,000; Summer, Cox, $2,000; Summer Assistants, Hill and Fuksa, $1,500.

Golf – HS boys, Jacob Bullis, and HS girls, Brian Richardson, $1,250 each.

Softball – HS FP/ SP head, Jeneva Nelson, $8,000; assistants Jacob Steward and Lisa Bossa, $1,500; JH FP/SP Head, Bossa, $3,000; assistant TBD, $1,000; Summer head, Nelson, $2,000; Summer assistant, Bossa, $1,500.

Track Boys – HS head, Mark Cox, $2,500; assistant, Doug Boyd and Tyler Baxter,$1,500; JH head, Cox, $1,500.

Track Girls – HS head, Cheyenne Baxter, $2,500; assistant, Tyler Baxter and Doug Boyd, $1,500; JH head, $1,500, Baxter.

Volleyball – HS head, Todd Cameron, $3,000; assistant, $1,500, and JH head, $1,500, TBD; Summer, Cameron, $2,000.

Wrestling – Head Boys & Girls HC, Gene Bennett (no stipend listed); B&G assistant TBD, $2,000; summer, Bennett, $2,000.

Athletic Trainer – Chelsea Hoeltzel, $6,000 (school year); summer, $4,000.

Non-Sport Curricular Sponsors

HS Student Council, Beth Curran, $750; HS Chorus, Melissa Faulkner, $5,000; ner $1,500; Yearbook, not assigned, $2,500; Elementary Vocal, Rachel Franks, $1,000; 5/6 Quiz Bowl, Kaylena Grellner, $500;

Speech & Debate, not assigned, $1,500; HS Band, Daniel Powers, $5,000; MS Band, Powers, $1,500; 7/8 Quiz Bowl, Craig Ullery, $500; HS Quiz Bowl, Jennifer Ullery, $500; Concession

Stand, not assigned, $3,000; FFA, Jorge Huizar, no amount listed; FCCLA, Jenny Richardson, no amount listed.

Hourly Rate for covering activities is $20.

Extra-Duty Assignments Transportation Director, Gary Beaman, $4,500; Groundskeeper, Beaman, $3,500; Maintenance Director, Beaman, $6,000; Special Education Director, Flo Conway, $5,500; 504 Coordinator, Conway $2,500; Treasurer, Ginger Cox, $2,500; Activity Fund Custodian, G. Cox, $4,500; Payroll Clerk, G. Cox, $2,500; Title IX Coordinator, Barry Crosswhite, $1,000; Prom Coordinator, Beth Curran, $3,000; Assistant Treasurer, Randi Franklin, $1,500; Assistant Activity Fund Custodian, Franklin, $2,000; Head Cook, Basilia Holguin, $1,500; Board Minutes Clerk, Timberly Jech, $ 4,000; Grant Claims, Jech, $1,000; MS Test Coordinator, Lindsay Jones, $500; MS ELL Site Coordinator, Jones, $1,000; Senior Coordinator, Carol Keeton, $500; Site Test Coordinator, Keeton, $500; National Honor Society, Keeton and Amy Rawlings, $250 each; Senior Class Sponsor, Rawlings, $100; After hours nursing services, Shelley Muzny, $25 an hour; Driver’s Ed (After School/Summer), David Redus, $175 per student; District Safety Coordinator, Brian Richardson, $2,000; HS ELL Site Coordinator, Amy Shelite, $1,000; Elem ELL Site Coordinator, Lissette Sosa, $1,000; District ELL Coordinator, Sosa, $2,500; Child Nutrition Director, Frances Streck, $3,000; Federal Programs Director, Ricardo Tarango, $5,000; Translating, Rosa Velazquez, Alejandra Calderon and Carolina Villalobos, $9 an hour.

TBD assignments: Two Senior Class Sponsors at $100 each; Two Junior Class Sponsors at $500 each; Elementary Test Coordinator, $500; School Security, $750 per person.

Longevity Stipends: Five years, $1,250 – Beth Curran, David Redus and Frances Streck; Six years $1,250 – Cheyenne Baxter and Lisa Bossa; Seven years $1,250 – Matthew Fuksa and Jennifer Ullery; Nine years $1,250 – Craig Ullery, and 10 years, $2,500, Jorge Huizar.