ORWIGSBURG - The Blue Mountain school board on Aug. 22 approved a change order to fix cracks in the Blue Mountain Elementary West building.
The amount approved was $58,386.67.
"We had some cracks in the front wall of West Elementary," Superintendent Robert Urzillo said.
Fixing those cracks was part of an option the district could have selected when it did the $767,500 roof and masonry project at school. A professional evaluator looked at those cracks, Urzillo said.
"The change order is less than the options by about $40,000," Urzillo said.
In other news, the board approved Alyssa Newman as a probationary administrative assistant to the principal for pupil personnel. Her salary is $27,000 for 188 days this school year, starting Aug. 20.
Scott Spolski, who had been in that position for two years, resigned to take another job, Urzillo said. Moss voted "no" because she said the administration needs to "look harder at organizational structure before filling vacancies."
Action was also taken on several other employment additions.
The following substitute employees were approved for the school year: Lindsay Cable, elementary and middle school math; Emily Duffy, special education in the elementary school; Susan Kramer, retired school nurse; Ann Monasterio, aide; and Danielle Zimmerman, pre-kindergarten to fourth grade. No additional information was provided.
Also approved were Susan Kruss as a probationary part-time cafeteria employee to Blue Mountain Elementary East at $7.75 for four hours daily and Susan Trotter as a probationary part-time cafeteria employee in the high school at the same rate for three hours a day.
Janice Faust was transferred from the middle school as a personal care aide to Blue Mountain Elementary East as a classroom aide.
The following additional people were also hired:
- Dr. Stephen Lindemuth as Blue Mountain Middle School Envirothon advisor and paid a stipend of $306
- Sally Toomey as Blue Mountain Creative Art Fair co-advisor, paid $102.
- James McBreen as tenth grade class advisor with a stipend of $630 and as a middle school mock trial advisor with a stipend of $306
- Matthew Topping as high school choral concert director at a stipend of $2,206 and as musical production assistant director for music at $840
- Joseph Ritzko as band percussion instructor at the high school at a stipend of $630.
Resignations accepted by the board in the Elementary East building were:
- Danielle Phillips as a personal care aide, effective Aug. 22
- Gail Moyer, classroom aide, effective Aug. 22
- Sheila Hummel, cafeteria worker, effective Sept. 2
The resignations from the high school were Corrine Frederick, high school band percussion instructor, and Jason Brocious, musical production assistant director for music.