Dixon school board OKs new hires, retirements, resignations

DIXON The Dixon Public Schools District 170 Board on Wednesday approved new hires, resignations and retirements. They include:

New hires

• Adam Gerber, fourth-grade special education resource teacher at Madison School, effective for the 2025-26 school year
• Grace Klein, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Dixon High School, effective for the 2025-26 school year
• Cameron Yeater, driver’s ed/physical education teacher at Dixon High School, effective for the 2025-26 school year
• Carter Schlegel, third-grade teacher at Jefferson School, effective for the 2025-26 school year
• Julia Powers, lunchroom attendant at Madison School, effective May 1

Resignations

• Amanda Spohn, principal’s secretary at Dixon High School, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year
• Erin Rogers, choir teacher at Dixon High School, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year
• Brittany Barlow, K-1 teacher at Dempsey Day School, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year

Retirements

• Dee Lahey, paraprofessional at Dixon High School, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year

2024-25 Dixon High School coaches, activities

• Brad Winterland, spring head strength coach, effective for the 2024-25 school year
• Zack Heitz, spring assistant strength coach, effective for the 2024-25 school year
• Nadia Wirchnianski, accompanist – two stipends, effective for the 2024-25 school year
• Heidi Spotts-Manthey, accompanist – one stipend, effective for the 2024-25 school year

2024-25 coaching/activities resignations

• Leslie Butler, DHS softball, effective March 19
• Jon Empen, DHS football, effective immediately