JERSEY SHORE — Three district elementary school teachers went to the Jersey Shore School Board on Monday to request a new reading curriculum for kindergarten through fifth-grade students to replace outdated materials.

The program is called Journeys which would align and update the district to meet state common core standards in language arts and English, Rachel Barth, Salladasburg Elementary School third-grade teacher, said.

Alison Confer, Avis Elementary fourth-grade teacher, said the current reading curriculum is outdated and teachers often must supplement outside material to keep up with state standards.

The cost is $24,850 per year for the books and materials. It will be voted on March 27 to begin in the 2017-18 school year.

In other business, Dr. Bradley Webb, Pennsylvania College of Technology assistant dean of industrial, computing and engineering technologies, presented an opportunity for Jersey Shore Area High School students to learn about cyber security careers.

Through a $438,000 National Science Foundation grant, the college is looking to spark an interest in cyber security for Jersey Shore and Williamsport Area High School students, he said.

The students would go to the campus after school for two hours which would get them four college credits.

The board will vote on whether the district participates in the program at the next meeting.

Also Peg Leedy, district special education director of pupil services, proposed an autism support teacher for Jersey Shore Elementary. She suggested an employee could move into the position rather than hiring someone new. The board will vote at its next meeting.

During the meeting, the board accepted the resignation letters from Cole Black, head boys varsity soccer coach, and Ty Kanouff, assistant varsity wrestling coach.

Voting were Kelley Wasson, Merrill Sweitzer, David Hines, Karen Stover, Craig Allen, Christopher Fravel and Mary Thomas. Loren Koch and Denise Smith were absent.