The Ripon Unified School District brought on one new teacher and 11 substitute teachers in the early weeks of the new school year.

That’s according to the Human Resources list presented at the monthly school board meeting last week.

Included was Lily Valek-Spears as the new instructor at Park View Elementary School along with added numbers to substitute teaching pool consisting of the following: Rachel Sausedo, Vanessa Alvarellos, April Wright, Maria Soto, Alyssa Sandoval, Nichole Isganitis, Jennie Thomson, Mitchell Ulrich, and Julian Brooks.

Jason Soriano was brought on as campus security and Bernice de Witte was hired on to Education Specialist Services, both at Ripon High.

RUSD Food Services will welcome a new head cook in David Vargasson coupled with three substitute helpers in Judith Gillihan, Deida Breen, and Jennifer Clark.

Michelle Keith was hired as the assistant to the Ripon Afterschool Program while Amanda Clifford is the latest addition to Library Services.

The others on the August new-hire list were Jennifer Vargas (Paraprofessional / Colony Oak Elementary School), Sierra Silva (Paraprofessional / Weston Elementary School), Arely Ochoa (Paraprofessional substitute), Christopher Lawrence (Paraprofessional substitute), Natalie Hanrion (secretary / Ripon Elementary School), Allison Vander Weide (yard duty / Weston), Lauren Gates (yard duty / Weston), and Cody Wright (yard duty substitute).

At the previous meeting. accepted one retirement and nine resignations to go with 13 new hires on Monday.

Retiring was Ripon High English teacher and former Harvest High principal Sergei Samborski.

Nichole Meyer was brought on as the new English instructor at RHS.

Elected leaders also approved Lisa Roper and Jaime Krawchuk as the new teachers at Ripona Elementary School, and D’Elena Woodruff as the Tier III teacher at Colony Oak Elementary School.

Madison Curtis is the newcomer at Weston Elementary School, serving as the 1:1 aide while Victoria Pacheco will be the Title I aide at Ripon Elementary School.

RUSD welcomed Jody Swanson as the paraprofessional rover and Shannon Hartley as a certificated substitute.

The following were approved as certificated subs / residential teachers: Anthony LaRossa (RHS), Daisi Morales (RHS), Garren Short (RHS), Kenya Edith Murillo (Colony Oak), and Luz Romo (Weston).