FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Two new members of the North Schuylkill Board of Education were welcomed at Wednesday's reorganization meeting that included a swearing in ceremony.
Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas Judge John E. Domalakes conducted the swearing in ceremony for newcomers Tom Fletcher and Janine M. Simms and incumbents Suzanne A. O'Neill, Glenn H. Weist and Douglas Gressens.
The five directors were called to the center of the boardroom to take their oaths of office. Board secretary Merri Lynn Craig held the Bible during the ceremony.
"I want to congratulate and commend them for their interest in our youth to seek this position," said Domalakes, noting that he was a municipal solicitor for 21 years before becoming judge.
After the swearing in, Domalakes congratulated the school district for earning Middle States accreditation.
The board next began the process for election of board president and vice president.
Charles Hepler was reelected unanimously as president, with Roy Green elected as vice president. O'Neill was appointed as Pennsylvania School Boards Association liaison. She was also appointed as North Schuylkill representative to the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 board.
The board also approved the meeting dates in 2014. Committees will meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., with regular monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., preceded at 6:30 p.m. with a meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
The regular monthly meeting was held immediately after the reorganization. The council:
- Approved assistant baseball coaches for the spring season: Chris Glessner at $1,250; Richard Leibig at $1,700; and Kieran Connors at $1,850.
- Approved volunteer assistant boys' baseball coaches: John Chuma, Steve Ennis, John Williams, Paul Kowalick and Robert Yesalusky.
- Approved Randy McCormick as a volunteer assistant track coach for the 2014 season in place of Chris McCormick who was inadvertently placed on the Nov. 20 meeting agenda.
- Accepted the resignation of Heather Brooks as varsity girls' volleyball coach, effective immediately.
The next board committee meetings will be held on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. The board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 22.