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WHAT: Board of Education meeting April 26
PRESENT: Amanda O'Neill, Rocky Adams, William Cummings, Don Newell and Tony Pantone
The board:
• Approved the 2021-22 school calendar with first day for students Aug. 25 and last day May 27, 2022;
• Approved Class of 2021 graduation for 6 p.m. May 26 at the high school football stadium;
• Accepted the retirement resignation of high school teacher Michael Sikora effective June 1;
• Approved a service contract with Clutch Solutions for the purchase of Chromebooks through use of ESSER II funds following the solicitation of sealed bids from an adequate number of qualified suppliers and selecting the lowest responsible bidder;
• Discussed plans for the Safe Routes to School project, which provides a safe walkway with sidewalks for students to get to and from school;
• Hired Holly Marshall as a high school guidance counselor and Jacob Melott as part-time high school art teacher for three periods a day;
• Approved Ryan Gealy, IT support, effective May 1 on an "as needed" basis, at $12 per hour paid with ESSER II funds;
• Approved the Success By Six program for elementary age students for the summer in preparing students for the next school year. Teachers Maryann Smiley and Patti Fagundes and teacher assistant Heidi DePasquale and Becky Reuff will lead the program;
• Approved the transfer of high school teacher Maria Bayuk to elementary math support teacher, and elementary teacher Bettyann Spiech to elementary language arts support teacher both for 2021-22 school year and paid by ESSER II funds;
• Accepted $200 in donations for the Kraken swimming pool diving blocks project.