Martinsville Board Fills Coaching and Sponsor Posts, Sets $120 Bus Driver Rate

Martinsville Board of Education | July 23, 2026

Article Summary: The Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3 Board of Education approved six personnel appointments, accepted one volunteer coach’s resignation and set bus driver daily pay at $120 during its July 23, 2026, regular meeting. The board also authorized Superintendent Waggoner to fill any remaining vacancies without waiting for the August meeting.

Martinsville Personnel Actions Key Points:

Six hires approved and one resignation accepted, all in open session after a 26-minute closed session.

Bus drivers set at $120 per day and $60 per half day; substitute drivers at $100 per day and $50 per half day.

Superintendent granted authority to hire any unfilled positions before the Aug. 20 board meeting, which falls after the Aug. 13 first day of classes.

Three personnel items drew abstentions; no board member voted against any personnel action.

MARTINSVILLE — The Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3 Board of Education on Thursday, July 23, 2026, approved six personnel appointments, accepted a volunteer coach’s resignation and set daily pay rates for bus drivers and substitute drivers, working through a slate of open positions three weeks before students return to class.

All seven board members — Baird, Connelly, Hollingsworth, Kannmacher, Maxwell, Parcel and Wilhoit — were present at the meeting, held in the Jr./Sr. High School Media Center. Board President Connelly called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Superintendent Waggoner and Principal Cooper attended; Principal Evers was recorded absent.

The personnel items followed a closed session. On a motion by Hollingsworth, seconded by Kannmacher, the board voted unanimously to enter closed session at 6:40 p.m., and returned to open session at 7:06 p.m. on a motion by Kannmacher, seconded by Parcel, also unanimous. No formal action can be taken in closed session under Illinois law; every personnel vote described below was taken in open session after the board reconvened.

Coaching and Sponsor Appointments

The board hired Eian Luken as junior high baseball volunteer coach on a motion by Baird, seconded by Wilhoit. The motion carried with six members in favor and Kannmacher abstaining.

Noah McElravy was hired as freshman class sponsor on a motion by Maxwell, seconded by Kannmacher, with all seven members voting in favor.

Megan Schnetzler was hired to two positions in back-to-back votes, both unanimous: sophomore class sponsor, on a motion by Baird seconded by Kannmacher, and junior high and high school scholastic bowl sponsor, on a motion by Maxwell seconded by Hollingsworth. Schnetzler was among the visitors recorded as attending the meeting.

Amanda Gullquist was hired as junior high cheer coach on a motion by Hollingsworth, seconded by Parcel, with all seven members in favor. Tonya Napier was hired as a full-time cook on a motion by Wilhoit, seconded by Baird; that motion carried with six in favor and Connelly abstaining.

The board also accepted the resignation of Chloe Connelly as junior high girls basketball volunteer coach, on a motion by Parcel seconded by Baird. Six members voted in favor and board member Connelly abstained. The minutes record no reason for the resignation and no reason for any of the three abstentions taken during the personnel votes, and they state no relationship between the board member and the departing volunteer coach.

Bus Driver Pay and Hiring Authority

On a motion by Connelly, seconded by Maxwell, the board voted unanimously to set the bus driver daily pay rate at $120 per day and $60 per half day, and the substitute driver rate at $100 per day and $50 per half day. The minutes do not state the previous rates, do not indicate whether the action represents an increase, and do not record when the new rates take effect.

Earlier in the meeting, during new business, the board voted unanimously to grant the superintendent authority to hire any unfilled positions before the Aug. 20 board meeting. The motion was made by Hollingsworth and seconded by Baird.

The timing matters for families: under the calendar announced at the same meeting, a new teachers meeting is set for Aug. 11, teachers institute for Aug. 12 and the first day for students for Aug. 13, with early dismissal at 12:25 and 12:30. The Aug. 20 board meeting falls a week after classes begin, meaning any position still open at the start of the school year can be filled by the superintendent without a board vote. The meeting’s Student/School Success segment was likewise devoted to new teachers, though the minutes record no detail of what was presented.

Labor Agreement on Speech Pathologist Conditions

The board voted unanimously, on a motion by Wilhoit seconded by Hollingsworth, to accept a memorandum of understanding between the Board of Education and the MEA covering speech language pathologist working conditions. The minutes do not expand the MEA acronym, do not summarize the terms of the agreement, and the document itself is not among the materials released with the meeting. The vote was the only labor agreement item on the July agenda.

No salary, stipend or contract figures appear anywhere in the record for any of the positions filled at the meeting. Coverage of this meeting is drawn from the official minutes and the posted agenda; no board packet, transcript or audio recording was available.