POTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Area school board had an almost two-hour executive session before its work session Wednesday.
Board President Karen Rismiller said the session lasted from 6 to 7:53 p.m. and was to discuss legal issues, declining to say more.
In other matters, the board voted on several personnel moves.
• Jen Thompson was approved as a second-shift custodian at John S. Clarke Elementary Center at an annual salary of $19,000, retroactive to Aug. 31.
• Accepted the resignation of Sherry Symons, a part-time cafeteria worker at John S. Clarke Elementary Center, effective the end of the 2017-18 school year
• Accepted the resignation of Stella Ochs, a part-time lunch aide at John S. Clarke Elementary Center, effective June 8.
• Approved Kayla McShaw as a van driver for the school district at an hourly rate of $12, retroactive to Aug. 29.
• Approved the following leave without pay for a paraprofessional identified as employee 814 for Aug. 27 through Sept. 10; employee 617, a paraprofessional, for Aug. 28 through Aug. 31; employee 979, a speech language pathologist, for Sept. 27 and Oct. 9; and employee 1385, a paraprofessional, Sept. 17 through Sept. 21.
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