On the record
Lordstown
WHAT: Board of Education special meeting Friday
PRESENT: William Catlin, Cheryl Kistler, Niki Reid and Jackie Woodward
ABSENT: Carla Click
The board:
• Hired Jessica Anne Lee as school guidance counselor at $39,000 on a one-year contract. Lee will handle the high school and elementary school. She had previously served as a guidance counselor for Newbury schools. Lee replaces Emily Herman, who served three years in the district;
• Heard from Superintendent Terry Armstrong that the district obtained more than $20,000 in grant funding through the federal government E-Rate program designed to meet public sector technology needs. He said the district will use the money to replace older network switches. Armstrong said with the upgrade, the district will have 10 times the network speed and improved security;
• Hired James Burns as a bus driver.
— Bob Coupland