The Dunkirk City School District is bidding farewell to one principal and giving additional duties to another.

The district Board of Education accepted the retirement of School 5 Principal David Boyda, effective Jan. 31. It also made Adam Hernandez principal of students in grades seven through 12. Hernandez was previously principal for the seventh- and eighth-graders.

Hernandez will take over the overall secondary school principal job from Rebecca Farwell. She will become the district’s director of curriculum instruction and assessment, a new position, on July 1.

The board made numerous other personnel moves Tuesday, including:

¯ Coaches for the 2023-24 sports season. Among these are: Frank Jagoda, varsity baseball; Quinn Bankoski, varsity girls basketball; Sixto Rosario, varsity boys basketball and varsity girls soccer; Zachery Meadows, varsity boys soccer; Salvador Flores, varsity wrestling; Flores and Connor Aitcheson, varsity softball; Laura DeBicki, varsity girls bowling; Dennis Keppel, varsity boys bowling; Adam Woefle, varsity boys and girls track, and cross country; Treasure Thomas, varsity girls volleyball; Edwin Gomez, girls flag football; Michelle Gilmour, unified bowling; and Allie Saye, varsity boys and girls swimming, and varsity boys and girls tennis.

¯ Jeremy Dobek was hired as district director of technology and communications.

¯ Administrator Corinna Hogge, who is director of special programs and grants, received tenure.

¯ Daniel Skinner was hired as a business teacher.

¯ Susan Chaffee, Kasandra Cruz and Erich Dickey were hired as substitute teachers.